Luke 23:43
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43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in (A)paradise.”
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Revelation 2:7
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7 (A)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (B)To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of (C)the tree of life, which is in (D)the paradise of God.’
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Psalm 50:15
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1 Timothy 1:15-16
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15 The saying is (A)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus (B)came into the world to save sinners, (C)of whom I am the foremost. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.
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Luke 19:10
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10 For (A)the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
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Psalm 32:5
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5 I (A)acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I (B)will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
Hebrews 7:25
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25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost[a] (A)those who draw near to God (B)through him, since he always lives (C)to make intercession for them.
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- Hebrews 7:25 That is, completely; or at all times
John 14:3
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3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you (A)to myself, that (B)where I am you may be also.
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John 17:24
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24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be (A)with me (B)where I am, (C)to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me (D)before the foundation of the world.
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Philippians 1:23
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23 (A)I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is (B)to depart and (C)be with Christ, for that is far better.
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2 Corinthians 12:3-4
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3 And I know that this man was caught up into (A)paradise—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, (B)God knows— 4 and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter.
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Job 33:27-30
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27 He sings before men and says:
‘I (A)sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not repaid to me.
28 He has redeemed my (B)soul from going down (C)into the pit,
and my life shall (D)look upon the light.’
29 “Behold, God does all these things,
twice, (E)three times, with a man,
30 to bring back his soul from the pit,
that he may be lighted with (F)the light of life.
2 Corinthians 5:8
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8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we (A)would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
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Micah 7:18
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God's Steadfast Love and Compassion
18 (A)Who is a God like you, (B)pardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
(C)for the remnant of his inheritance?
(D)He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.
Isaiah 65:24
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Isaiah 1:18-19
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18 “Come now, (A)let us reason[a] together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as (B)white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.
19 (C)If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
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- Isaiah 1:18 Or dispute
Luke 15:4-5
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Matthew 20:15-16
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15 (A)Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or (B)do you begrudge my generosity?’[a] 16 So (C)the last will be first, and the first last.”
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- Matthew 20:15 Or is your eye bad because I am good?
Isaiah 55:6-9
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6 (A)“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
7 let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
9 (B)For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 53:11
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11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see[a] and be satisfied;
by his knowledge shall (A)the righteous one, my servant,
(B)make many to be accounted righteous,
(C)and he shall bear their iniquities.
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- Isaiah 53:11 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll he shall see light
Romans 5:20-21
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20 Now (A)the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, (B)grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, (C)as sin reigned in death, (D)grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Luke 15:20-24
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20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and (A)ran and (B)embraced him and (C)kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. (D)I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’[a] 22 But the father said to his servants,[b] ‘Bring quickly (E)the best robe, and put it on him, and put (F)a ring on his hand, and (G)shoes on his feet. 23 And bring (H)the fattened calf and kill it, and (I)let us eat and celebrate. 24 For this my son (J)was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.
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- Luke 15:21 Some manuscripts add treat me as one of your hired servants
- Luke 15:22 Or bondservants
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