Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

And fell

Genesis 33:4
But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell upon his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
Genesis 45:14
Then he fell upon the neck of his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
Genesis 46:29
Then Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell upon his neck and wept upon his neck a long time.
Acts 20:37
And there was considerable weeping by all, and {hugging} Paul, they kissed him,

General references

Isaiah 65:24
And this will happen: before they call, I myself will answer; [while] still they [are] speaking, I myself will hear.
Lamentations 3:32
For even though he causes grief he has compassion according to the greatness of his royal love.
Jonah 3:9
Who knows? God may relent and change his mind and turn {from his blazing anger} {so that} we will not perish."
1 Corinthians 11:31
But if we were evaluating ourselves, we would not be judged.