Luke 7:42

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Luke 7:42

And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

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But no man may deliver his brother, nor make agreement unto God for him,

Whom, because he had nought to pay, his Master commanded him to be sold: and his wife, and his children, and all that he had; and payment to be made.

For when we were yet weak according to the time: Christ died for us which were ungodly.

For as many as are under the deeds of the law, are under malediction. For it is written, "Cursed is every man that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to fulfil them."

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{An Instruction of David} Blessed is he, whose unrighteousness is forgiven, and whose sin is covered.

{To the chanter, a Psalm of David, when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, after he was gone in to Bathsheba} Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.

Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine infirmities?

Whereas I yet am even he only, that for mine own self's sake do away thine offenses, and forget thy sins: so that I will never think upon them.

As for thine offenses, I drive them away like the clouds, and thy sins as the mist. Turn ye again unto me, and I will deliver thee.

But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, sayeth the LORD: I will plant my law in the inward parts of them, and write it in their hearts, and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

O my God, incline thine ear, and hearken; at the least for thine own sake, open thine eyes. Behold how we be desolated: yea, and the city also, which is called after thy name. For we do not cast our prayers before thee in our own righteousnesses, no, but only in thy great mercies.

Where is there such a God as thou? That pardonest wickedness, and forgivest the offenses of the remnant of thine heritage? He keepeth not his wrath for ever. And why? His delight is to have compassion.

And forgive us our trespasses, even as we forgive our trespassers.

Be it known unto you therefore, ye men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins;

but are justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus

To him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, is his faith counted for righteousness.

By whom we have redemption through his blood, that is to say, even the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace,

Be ye courteous one to another, and merciful, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake forgave you.

forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel to another; even as Christ forgave you, even so do ye.