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 fell down at the knees of Jesus, and exclaimed, "Master, leave my boat, for I am a sinful man."

Then Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the Captain sent friends to Him with the message: "Sir, do not trouble to come. I am not worthy of having you come under my roof;

And as He entered a certain village, ten men met Him who were lepers and stood at a distance.

Stung to the heart by these words, they said to Peter and the rest of the Apostles, "Brethren, what are we to do?"

God

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

Because I will be merciful to their wrongdoings, and their sins I will remember no longer.'"

A sinner

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

But the other, answering, reproved him. "Do you also not fear God," he said, "when you are actually suffering the same punishment?

But go and learn what this means, 'It is mercy that I desire, not sacrifice'; for I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."

But God gives proof of His love to us in Christ's dying for us while we were still sinners.

Faithful is the saying, and deserving of universal acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; among whom I stand foremost.

If we claim to be already free from sin, we lead ourselves astray and the truth has no place in our hearts.

General references

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

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

There came also a party of tax-gatherers to be baptized, and they asked him, "Rabbi, what are we to do?"

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