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

When Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus' knees saying, "Lord go from me, for I am a sinful man."

And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the Centurion sent to him his friends, saying unto him, "Lord trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.

And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men, that were lepers, which stood afar off,

and said, "My God, I am ashamed, and dare not lift up mine eyes unto thee my God: for our wickednesses are grown over our head, and our trespasses are waxen great unto the heaven.

Wherefore I give mine own self the blame, and take repentance in the dust and ashes."

For innumerable troubles are come about me; my sins have taken such hold upon me, that I am not able to look up. Yea, they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me.

Then I said, "O woe is me! For I am lost: inasmuch as I am a man of unclean lips, and dwell among people that hath unclean lips also. For mine eyes have seen the King and LORD of Hosts."

That thou mayest think upon it, be ashamed, and excuse thine own confusion no more: when I have forgiven thee all that thou hast done, sayeth the LORD God.'"

O LORD righteousness belongeth unto thee; unto us pertaineth nothing but open shame: as it is come to pass this day unto every man of Judah, and to them that dwell at Jerusalem. Yea, unto all Israel, whether they be far or nigh, throughout all lands wherein thou hast strawed them, because of the offenses that they had done against thee.

When they heard this, they were pricked in their hearts, and said unto Peter, and unto the other apostles, "Ye men and brethren, what shall we do?"

God

O remember not the sins and offenses of my youth; but according to thy mercy think upon me, O LORD, for thy goodness.

I said, "LORD be merciful unto me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee!"

{To the chanter, a Psalm of David, when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, after he was gone in to Bathsheba} Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.

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

{Vav} Let thy loving mercies come unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according unto thy word;

If thou, LORD wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, O LORD who may abide it?

We have sinned, we have offended, we have been disobedient and gone back: yea, we have departed from all thy precepts and judgments.

Let us therefore go boldly unto the seat of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

For I will be merciful over their unrighteousness, and on their sins and on their iniquities."

A sinner

I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee,

The others answered and rebuked him, saying, "Neither fearest thou God because thou art in the same damnation?

And when he was in tribulation he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself exceedingly before the God of his fathers,

We have sinned with our fathers; we have done amiss, and dealt wickedly.

And so though your sins be like to purple, they shall be made as white as snow; and though they be as red as scarlet, they shall be made like white wool.

Thou helpest him that doth right with cheerfulness, and them that think upon thy ways. But lo, thou art angry: for we offend, and have been ever in sin, and there is not one whole.

Go and learn, what that meaneth: 'I have pleasure in mercy, and not in offering.' For I am not come to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance."

But God setteth out his love that he hath to us; Seeing that while we were yet sinners; Christ died for us.

This is a true saying, and by all means worthy to be received, 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 truth is not in us.

General references

Many that are first, shall be last; and the last shall be first.

Many that are first, shall be last. And the last, first."

Then came there publicans to be baptised, and said unto him, "Master, what shall we do?"

I came not to call the righteous: but the sinners to repentance."