Psalm 38:18
New Living Translation
18 But I confess my sins;
I am deeply sorry for what I have done.
Psalm 32:5
New Living Translation
5 Finally, I confessed all my sins to you
and stopped trying to hide my guilt.
I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.”
And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude
Proverbs 28:13
New Living Translation
13 People who conceal their sins will not prosper,
but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.
Psalm 51:3
New Living Translation
3 For I recognize my rebellion;
it haunts me day and night.
Job 33:27
New Living Translation
27 He will declare to his friends,
‘I sinned and twisted the truth,
but it was not worth it.[a]
Notas al pie
- 33:27 Greek version reads but he [God] did not punish me as my sin deserved.
2 Corinthians 7:7-11
New Living Translation
7 His presence was a joy, but so was the news he brought of the encouragement he received from you. When he told us how much you long to see me, and how sorry you are for what happened, and how loyal you are to me, I was filled with joy!
8 I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while. 9 Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to repent and change your ways. It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you were not harmed by us in any way. 10 For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.
11 Just see what this godly sorrow produced in you! Such earnestness, such concern to clear yourselves, such indignation, such alarm, such longing to see me, such zeal, and such a readiness to punish wrong. You showed that you have done everything necessary to make things right.
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Job 31:33
New Living Translation
33 “Have I tried to hide my sins like other people do,
concealing my guilt in my heart?
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