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

Hebrews 4:16

Hebrews 8:12

A sinner

General references

Bible References

Standing

When Simon Peter saw this, he threw himself down at Jesus' knees, exclaiming: "Master, leave me, for I am a sinful man!"

So Jesus went with them. But, when he was no great distance from the house, the Captain sent some friends with the message-- "Do not trouble yourself, Sir; for I am unworthy to receive you under my roof.

As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him.

When the people heard this, they were conscience-smitten, and said to Peter and the rest of the Apostles: "Brothers, what can we do?"

God

Therefore, let us draw near boldly to the Throne of Love, to find pity and love for the hour of need.

For I will be merciful to their wrong-doings, And I will no longer remember their sins."'

A sinner

I will get up and go to my father, and say to him "Father, I sinned against Heaven and against you;

But the other rebuked him. "Have not you," he said, "any fear of God, now that you are under the same sentence?

Go and learn what this means--'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice'; for I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast."

But God puts his love for us beyond all doubt by the fact that Christ died on our behalf while we were still sinners.

How true the saying is, and worthy of the fullest acceptance, that 'Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners'! And there is no greater sinner than I!

If we say that there is no sin in us, we are deceiving ourselves, and the Truth has no place in us.

General references

But many who are first now will then be last, and those who are last will be first.

But many who are first now will then be last, and the last will be first."

Even tax-gatherers came to be baptized, and said to John: "Teacher, what are we to do?"

I have not come to call the religious, but the outcast, to repent."