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

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Bible References

Standing

But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord."

Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.

As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.

and I said, "My God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities have increased over our head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens.

Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes."

For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.

Then I said, "Woe is me. For I am undone, because 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, the LORD of hosts."

that you may remember, and be confounded, and never open your mouth any more, because of your shame, when I have forgiven you all that you have done, says the Lord GOD.'"

Lord, righteousness belongs to you, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near, and who are far off, through all the countries where you have driven them, because of their unfaithful deeds that they have committed against you.

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"

God

Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness' sake, LORD.

I said, "LORD, have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you."

Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.

But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

VAV. Let your loving kindness also come to me, LORD, your salvation, according to your word.

If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?

We have sinned, and have done what is wrong and wicked, and have rebelled, even turning aside from your commandments and from your ordinances.

Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.

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

A sinner

I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight.

But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?

When he was in distress, he begged the LORD 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 the LORD: "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

You meet him who rejoices and works righteousness, those who remember you in your ways. Behold, you were angry, and we sinned. We have been in sin for a long time; and shall we be saved?

But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."

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

The saying is faithful 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.

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But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.

But many who are first will be last; and the last first."

Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what must we do?"

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