Luke 15:20

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Luke 15:20

So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.

Acts 20:37

There was a great deal of weeping by everyone. They embraced Paul and kissed him,

Genesis 45:14

Then Joseph threw his arms around Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his shoulder.

Genesis 46:29

Joseph hitched the horses to his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, threw his arms around him, and wept for a long time.

Genesis 33:4

But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept.

Deuteronomy 30:2-4

and you and your children return to the Lord your God and obey Him with all your heart and all your soul by doing everything I am giving you today,

Psalm 86:5

For You, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive,
rich in faithful love to all who call on You.

Job 33:27-28

He will look at men and say,
“I have sinned and perverted what was right;
yet I did not get what I deserved.

Psalm 86:15

But You, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth.

Psalm 103:10-13

He has not dealt with us as our sins deserve
or repaid us according to our offenses.

Isaiah 49:15

“Can a woman forget her nursing child,
or lack compassion for the child of her womb?
Even if these forget,
yet I will not forget you.

Isaiah 55:6-9

Seek the Lord while He may be found;
call to Him while He is near.

Isaiah 57:18

I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;
I will lead him and restore comfort
to him and his mourners,

Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to Me,
a delightful child?
Whenever I speak against him,
I certainly still think about him.
Therefore, My inner being yearns for him;
I will truly have compassion on him.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Ezekiel 16:6-8

“I passed by you and saw you lying in your blood, and I said to you as you lay in your blood: Live! Yes, I said to you as you lay in your blood: Live!

Hosea 11:8

How can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I surrender you, Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I treat you like Zeboiim?
I have had a change of heart;
My compassion is stirred!

Micah 7:18-19

Who is a God like You,
removing iniquity and passing over rebellion
for the remnant of His inheritance?
He does not hold on to His anger forever,
because He delights in faithful love.

Acts 2:39

For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

Ephesians 2:13

But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah.

Ephesians 2:17

When the Messiah came, He proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

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Summary

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.

And fell

General references

Bible References

And fell

But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept.

Then Joseph threw his arms around Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his shoulder.

Joseph hitched the horses to his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, threw his arms around him, and wept for a long time.

There was a great deal of weeping by everyone. They embraced Paul and kissed him,

General references

Even before they call, I will answer;
while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Even if He causes suffering,
He will show compassion
according to His abundant, faithful love.

Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish.

If we were properly evaluating ourselves, we would not be judged,