Luke 15:20

The Parable Of The Lost Son

¹⁹ and am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.' ²⁰ And he arose, and went to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran unto him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. ²¹ And the son said unto him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy henceforth to be called thy son.'

Moved with Compassion

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Acts 20:37

And they wept all abundantly, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him:

Genesis 45:14

And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.

Genesis 46:29

And Joseph made ready his chariot and went to meet Israel his father unto Goshen, and presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck and wept upon his neck a good while.

Genesis 33:4

Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

Deuteronomy 30:2-4

and come again unto the LORD thy God and hearken unto his voice according to all that I command thee this day - both thou and thy children with all thine heart and all thy soul -

Psalm 86:5

For thou, LORD, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Job 33:27-28

Such a respect hath he unto men. Therefore let a man confess, and say, 'I offended, but he hath chastened and reformed me: I did unrighteously nevertheless he hath not recompensed me thereafter.

Psalm 86:15

But thou, O LORD God, art full of compassion and mercy, longsuffering, plenteous in goodness and truth.

Psalm 103:10-13

He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our wickedness.

Isaiah 49:15

Doth a wife forget the child of her womb, and the son who she hath born? And though she do forget, yet will not I forget thee.

Isaiah 55:6-9

Seek the LORD, while he may be found, and call upon him while he is nigh.

Isaiah 57:18

But if I may see his right way again, I make him whole, I lead him and restore him unto them whom he maketh joyful, and that were sorry for him.

Jeremiah 31:20

Upon this complaint, I thought thus by myself: Is not Ephraim my dear son? Is he not the child, with whom I have had all mirth and pastime? For since the time that I first communed with him, I have him ever in remembrance: therefore my very heart driveth me unto him; gladly and lovingly will I have mercy upon him, sayeth the LORD.

Ezekiel 16:6-8

"'Then came I by thee, and saw thee trodden down in thine own blood, and said unto thee, 'Thou shalt be purged from thine own blood; from thine own blood, I say, shalt thou be cleansed.'

Hosea 11:8

What great things have I given thee, O Ephraim? How faithfully have I defended thee, O Israel? Have I dealt with thee as with Adam? Or have I entreated thee like Zeboim? No, my heart is otherwise minded. Yea, my mercy is to fervent:

Micah 7:18-19

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.

Acts 2:39

"For the promise was made unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar, even as many as the Lord God shall call."

Ephesians 2:13

But now in Christ Jesus, ye which a while ago were far off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 2:17

and came, and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.