Psalm 51:17
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17 (A)The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.
Psalm 34:18
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18 (A)The Lord is near (B)to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as [a]have a contrite spirit.
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- Psalm 34:18 are crushed in spirit
Isaiah 66:2
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2 For all those things My hand has made,
And all those things exist,”
Says the Lord.
(A)“But on this one will I look:
(B)On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,
And who trembles at My word.
Luke 15:10
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10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
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Matthew 5:3
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3 “Blessed(A) are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Psalm 107:22
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- Psalm 107:22 joyful singing
2 Chronicles 33:12-13
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12 Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and (A)humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 and prayed to Him; and He (B)received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh (C)knew that the Lord was God.
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Psalm 147:3
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- Psalm 147:3 Lit. sorrows
Mark 12:33
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33 And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, [a]with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, (A)is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
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- Mark 12:33 NU omits with all the soul
Amos 5:21
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Isaiah 57:15
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15 For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, (A)whose name is Holy:
(B)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
(C)With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
(D)To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Hebrews 13:16
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16 (A)But do not forget to do good and to share, for (B)with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
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Luke 18:11-14
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11 The Pharisee (A)stood and prayed thus with himself, (B)‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ 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!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; (C)for everyone who exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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- Luke 18:14 put down
Psalm 102:17
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17 (A)He shall regard the prayer of the destitute,
And shall not despise their prayer.
Psalm 22:24
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24 For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from Him;
But (A)when He cried to Him, He heard.
1 Peter 2:5
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5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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Philippians 4:18
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18 Indeed I [a]have all and abound. I am full, having received from (A)Epaphroditus the things sent from you, (B)a sweet-smelling aroma, (C)an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.
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- Philippians 4:18 Or have received all
Romans 12:1
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Living Sacrifices to God
12 I (A)beseech[a] you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies (B)a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your [b]reasonable service.
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- Romans 12:1 urge
- Romans 12:1 rational
Luke 15:21-32
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21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven (A)and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father said to his servants, [a]‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. 23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; 24 (B)for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.
25 “Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’
28 “But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. 29 So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. 30 But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.’
31 “And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. 32 It was right that we should make merry and be glad, (C)for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’ ”
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- Luke 15:22 NU Quickly bring
Luke 15:2-7
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2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man [a]receives sinners (A)and eats with them.” 3 So He spoke this parable to them, saying:
4 (B)“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, (C)‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep (D)which was lost!’ 7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents (E)than over ninety-nine [b]just persons who (F)need no repentance.
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Luke 7:39-50
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39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, (A)“This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”
40 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”
So he said, “Teacher, say it.”
41 “There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred (B)denarii, and the other fifty. 42 And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?”
43 Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.”
And He said to him, “You have rightly judged.” 44 Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no (C)water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. 45 You gave Me no (D)kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. 46 (E)You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. 47 (F)Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”
48 Then He said to her, (G)“Your sins are forgiven.”
49 And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, (H)“Who is this who even forgives sins?”
50 Then He said to the woman, (I)“Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
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Isaiah 61:1-3
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The Good News of Salvation
61 “The (A)Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord (B)has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me (C)to [a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim (D)liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 (E)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And (F)the day of vengeance of our God;
(G)To comfort all who mourn,
3 To [b]console those who mourn in Zion,
(H)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
(I)The planting of the Lord, (J)that He may be glorified.”
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- Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up
- Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint
2 Kings 22:19
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19 because your (A)heart was tender, and you (B)humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become (C)a desolation and (D)a curse, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,” says the Lord.
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Ezekiel 9:6
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6 (A)Utterly[a] slay old and young men, maidens and little children and women; but (B)do not come near anyone on whom is the mark; and (C)begin at My sanctuary.” (D)So they began with the elders who were before the [b]temple.
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- Ezekiel 9:6 Lit. Slay to destruction
- Ezekiel 9:6 Lit. house
Ezekiel 9:3-4
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3 Now (A)the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of the [a]temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn at his side; 4 and the Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put (B)a mark on the foreheads of the men (C)who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.”
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- Ezekiel 9:3 Lit. house
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