Let the priests, those who serve the Lord, weep from the vestibule all the way back to the altar. Let them say, "Have pity, O Lord, on your people; please do not turn over your inheritance to be mocked, to become a proverb among the nations. Why should it be said among the peoples, "Where is their God?"

So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,

So he said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, may your name be honored; may your kingdom come.

The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!'

Away

Then David exclaimed to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord!" Nathan replied to David, "Yes, and the Lord has forgiven your sin. You are not going to die.

David felt guilty after he had numbered the army. David said to the Lord, "I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, O Lord, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly."

And why do you not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust, and you will seek me diligently, but I will be gone."

Wash away my wrongdoing! Cleanse me of my sin!

He touched my mouth with it and said, "Look, this coal has touched your lips. Your evil is removed; your sin is forgiven."

I will sprinkle you with pure water and you will be clean from all your impurities. I will purify you from all your idols.

You will once again have mercy on us; you will conquer our evil deeds; you will hurl our sins into the depths of the sea.

The angel spoke up to those standing all around, "Remove his filthy clothes." Then he said to Joshua, "I have freely forgiven your iniquity and will dress you in fine clothing."

On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

And this is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins."

He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.

For the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins.

But if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

And you know that Jesus was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

Receive, etc

If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

Then his son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.

to demonstrate in the coming ages the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

The calves

I will sing praises to God's name! I will magnify him as I give him thanks!

Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name.

you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

General references

When you sacrifice a thanksgiving offering to the Lord, you must sacrifice it so that it is acceptable for your benefit.

If you have a willing attitude and obey, then you will again eat the good crops of the land.

At that time men will trust in their creator; they will depend on the Holy One of Israel.