Luke 15:20
"And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him."
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- Psalms 103:10
"He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 86:5
"For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 86:15
"But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth."
Read in chapter → - Ephesians 2:13
"But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ."
Read in chapter → - Deuteronomy 30:2
"And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;"
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 49:15
"Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 46:29
"And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 33:4
"And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept."
Read in chapter → - Job 33:27
"He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;"
Read in chapter → - Jeremiah 31:20
"Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD."
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