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
2 Samuel 12:13
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13 (A)David said to Nathan, (B)“I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, (C)“The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.
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Isaiah 65:24
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2 Samuel 24:10
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The Lord's Judgment of David's Sin
10 But (A)David's heart struck him after he had numbered the people. And David said to the Lord, (B)“I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have done (C)very foolishly.”
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Proverbs 28:13
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13 Whoever (A)conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
but he who (B)confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
Psalm 51:3-5
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3 (A)For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 (B)Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil (C)in your sight,
(D)so that you may be justified in your words
and blameless in your judgment.
5 Behold, (E)I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Psalm 38:18
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Job 33:27
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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.
Hosea 6:1
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Israel and Judah Are Unrepentant
6 “Come, let us (A)return to the Lord;
for (B)he has torn us, that he may heal us;
he has struck us down, and (C)he will bind us up.
1 John 1:8-10
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8 (A)If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and (B)the truth is not in us. 9 (C)If we confess our sins, he is (D)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and (E)to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, (F)we make him a liar, and (G)his word is not in us.
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Ephesians 4:32
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32 (A)Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, (B)forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
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Luke 16:15
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15 And he said to them, “You are those who (A)justify yourselves before men, but (B)God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men (C)is an abomination in the sight of God.
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Luke 15:17-23
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17 “But (A)when he (B)came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, (C)I have sinned against (D)heaven and before you. 19 (E)I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’ 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 (F)ran and (G)embraced him and (H)kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. (I)I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’[a] 22 But the father said to his servants,[b] ‘Bring quickly (J)the best robe, and put it on him, and put (K)a ring on his hand, and (L)shoes on his feet. 23 And bring (M)the fattened calf and kill it, and (N)let us eat and celebrate.
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- Luke 15:21 Some manuscripts add treat me as one of your hired servants
- Luke 15:22 Or bondservants
Luke 7:47
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47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, (A)which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.”
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Jeremiah 31:20
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20 (A)Is Ephraim my dear son?
(B)Is he my darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
I do remember him still.
(C)Therefore my heart[a] yearns for him;
I will surely have mercy on him,
declares the Lord.
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- Jeremiah 31:20 Hebrew bowels
Jeremiah 3:13
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13 (A)Only acknowledge your guilt,
that you rebelled against the Lord your God
and scattered your favors among foreigners under (B)every green tree,
and that you have not obeyed my voice,
declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 2:35
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35 you say, ‘I am innocent;
surely his anger has turned from me.’
(A)Behold, I will bring you to judgment
for (B)saying, ‘I have not sinned.’
Psalm 103:12
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12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he (A)remove our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:3
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Psalm 86:15
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15 But you, O Lord, are a God (A)merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
Psalm 86:5
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5 For you, O Lord, are good and (A)forgiving,
(B)abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
Psalm 30:5
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5 (A)For his anger is but for a moment,
and (B)his favor is for a lifetime.[a]
(C)Weeping may tarry for the night,
but (D)joy comes with the morning.
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- Psalm 30:5 Or and in his favor is life
Job 31:33
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Footnotes
- Job 31:33 Or as Adam did
Joshua 7:19
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19 Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, (A)give glory to the Lord God of Israel and (B)give praise[a] to him. And (C)tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
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- Joshua 7:19 Or and make confession
Malachi 3:8
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8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. (A)But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ (B)In your tithes and contributions.
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