Luke 18:13

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Summary

And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

Standing

God

A sinner

General references

Bible References

Standing

And seeing, Simon Peter fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.

Then Jesus went with them. But He being yet not far off from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, Lord, do not trouble Yourself. For I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof.

And as He entered into a certain village, ten leprous men met Him, who stood afar off.

And I said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to You, my God. For our iniquities have increased over our heads, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens.

Therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

For evils without number have hemmed me in; my sins have taken hold on me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails me.

Then I said, Woe is me! For I am undone; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of Hosts.

so that you may remember and be ashamed; and it will not be possible to open your mouth any more because of your shame; in that I am propitiated for all that you have done, says the Lord Jehovah.

O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us the shame of our faces, as it is today to the men of Judah and to the people of Jerusalem, and to all Israel who are near and who are afar off, through all the countries where You have driven them because of their sin which they have sinned against You.

And hearing this, they were stabbed in the heart, and said to Peter and to the other apostles, Men, brothers, what shall we do?

God

Do not remember the sins of my youth, or my rebellings; according to Your mercy remember me for Your goodness' sake, O Jehovah.

I said, Jehovah, be merciful to me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against You.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving-kindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.

But You, O God, are God full of pity, and gracious, long-suffering, and rich in mercy and truth.

VAU: Let Your mercies come to me, O Jehovah, even according to Your salvation, according to Your Word.

If You will keep in mind iniquities, O Jehovah, who shall stand, O Lord?

we have sinned and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from Your commandments and from Your judgments.

Therefore let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities I will remember no more."

A sinner

I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you

But answering, the other rebuked him, saying, Do you not fear God, since you are in the same condemnation.

And when he was in affliction, he sought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

Come now, and let us reason together, says Jehovah; though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool.

You meet him who rejoices and works righteousness, those who remember You in Your ways. Behold, You were angry, for we sinned. In them is eternity, and we will be saved.

But go and learn what this is, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

But God commends His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.

Faithful is the Word and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

General references

But many who are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

And tax-collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

I did not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners.