Luke 23:43
And he said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise."
Revelation 2:7
The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will grant to him to eat from the tree of life which is in the paradise of God.'
2 Corinthians 5:8
so we are confident and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
Philippians 1:23
But I am hard pressed {between the two options}, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, {for this is very much better}.
Job 33:27-30
"He will sing to men, and he will say, 'I have sinned and have perverted [what is] right, and it was not paid back to me.
Psalm 50:15
And call me in [the] day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me."
Isaiah 1:18-19
"Come now, and let us argue," says Yahweh. "Even though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white like snow; even though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
Isaiah 53:11
From the trouble of his life he will see; he will be satisfied. In his knowledge, [the] righteous [one], my servant, shall declare many righteous, and he is the one who will bear their iniquities.
Isaiah 55:6-9
Seek Yahweh {while he lets himself be found}; call him {while he is} near.
Isaiah 65:24
And this will happen: before they call, I myself will answer; [while] still they [are] speaking, I myself will hear.
Micah 7:18
Who [is] a God like you, forgiving sin and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, for he delights in loyal love.
Matthew 20:15-16
Is it not permitted for me to do whatever I want with [what is] mine? Or is your eye evil because I am generous?'
Luke 15:4-5
"What man of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the grassland and go after the one that was lost until he finds it?
Luke 15:20-24
And he set out [and] came to his own father. But [while] he was still a long way away, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran {and embraced him} and kissed him.
Luke 19:10
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save those who are lost."
John 14:3
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, so that where I am, you may be also.
John 17:24
"Father, [those] whom you have given to me--I want that those also may be with me where I am, in order that they may see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
Romans 5:20-21
Now the law came in as a side issue, in order that the trespass could increase, but where sin increased, grace was present in greater abundance,
2 Corinthians 12:3-4
and I know this man--whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows--
1 Timothy 1:15-16
The saying [is] trustworthy and worthy of all acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
Hebrews 7:25
Therefore also he is able to save completely those who draw near to God through him, [because he] always lives in order to intercede on their behalf.
Psalm 32:5
I made known my sin to you, and my iniquity I did not cover. I said, "I will confess concerning my transgressions to Yahweh," and you took away the guilt of my sin. Selah