"But the tax-gatherer, standing far back, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but kept beating his breast and saying, "'O God be merciful to me, the sinner!'

Away

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said: "Behold, that is God's Lamb, who takes and bears away the sin of the world.

This is my covenant with them, When I shall take away their sins.

He gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity, and to purify unto himself a people zealous of good works."

For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sin.

But is we are passing our life in the light, as he is in the light, we ever have partnership with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ is cleansing us from every sin.

And you know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.

Receive, etc

"If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him?

"If you give good gifts to your children, how much more shall the Father who is in heaven give the Holy spirit to those that ask him!"

"The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight and am no more worthy to be called your son.'

and to the praise of his glorious grace which he graciously bestowed upon us in the Beloved.

in order that he might show to the ages to come the amazing riches of his grace by his goodness to us in Christ Jesus.

He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not dealing with us according to our works, but according to his purpose and grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time.

The calves

In his name, then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is the fruit of lips that confess his name.

And yourselves like living stones be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God, through Christ Jesus.