Luke 18:13
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13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’
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1 John 1:8-10
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8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we (A)confess our sins, He is (B)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to (C)cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we (D)make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
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Ezra 9:6
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6 And I said: “O my God, I am too (A)ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God; for (B)our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has (C)grown up to the heavens.
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1 Timothy 1:15
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15 (A)This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that (B)Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
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Luke 23:48
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48 And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned.
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Psalm 41:4
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4 I said, “Lord, be merciful to me;
(A)Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”
Hebrews 4:16
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16 (A)Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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Romans 5:8
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8 But (A)God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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Acts 2:37
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37 Now when they heard this, (A)they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”
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Isaiah 64:5-6
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5 You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness,
Who remembers You in Your ways.
You are indeed angry, for we have sinned—
(A)In these ways we continue;
And we need to be saved.
6 But we are all like an unclean thing,
And all (B)our righteousnesses are like [a]filthy rags;
We all (C)fade as a leaf,
And our iniquities, like the wind,
Have taken us away.
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- Isaiah 64:6 Lit. a filthy garment
Isaiah 6:5
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5 So I said:
“Woe is me, for I am [a]undone!
Because I am a man of (A)unclean lips,
And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King,
The Lord of hosts.”
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- Isaiah 6:5 destroyed, cut off
Hebrews 8:12
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12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, (A)and their sins [a]and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
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- Hebrews 8:12 NU omits and their lawless deeds
Luke 23:40-43
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40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done (A)nothing wrong.” 42 Then he said [a]to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.”
43 And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in (B)Paradise.”
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- Luke 23:42 NU “Jesus, remember me
Luke 15:18-21
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18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, (A)I have sinned against heaven and before you, 19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’
20 “And he arose and came to his father. But (B)when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven (C)and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
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Luke 7:6-7
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6 Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But (A)say the word, and my servant will be healed.
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Luke 5:8
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8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, (A)“Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
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Ezekiel 16:63
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63 that you may (A)remember and be ashamed, (B)and never open your mouth anymore because of your shame, when I provide you an atonement for all you have done,” says the Lord God.’ ”
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Jeremiah 31:18-19
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18 “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself:
‘You have (A)chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained bull;
(B)Restore me, and I will return,
For You are the Lord my God.
19 Surely, (C)after my turning, I repented;
And after I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh;
I was (D)ashamed, yes, even humiliated,
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
Isaiah 1:18
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18 “Come now, and let us (A)reason together,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
(B)They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
Psalm 86:15-16
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15 But (A)You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious,
Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.
16 Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me!
Give Your strength to Your servant,
And save the son of Your maidservant.
Psalm 51:1-3
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A Prayer of Repentance
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David (A)when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
51 Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
(B)Blot out my transgressions.
2 (C)Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
Job 42:6
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- Job 42:6 despise
2 Corinthians 7:11
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11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what (A)clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be (B)clear in this matter.
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Romans 5:20-21
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20 Moreover (A)the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace (B)abounded much more, 21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Luke 17:12
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12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, (A)who stood afar off.
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