Luke 15:20

The Parable Of The Lost Son

¹⁹ I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants. ²⁰ And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss. ²¹ And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son.

Moved with Compassion

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Acts 20:37

And they were all weeping, falling on Paul's neck and kissing him,

Genesis 45:14

Then, weeping, he took Benjamin in his arms, and Benjamin himself was weeping on Joseph's neck.

Genesis 46:29

And Joseph got his carriage ready and went to Goshen for the meeting with his father; and when he came before him, he put his arms round his neck, weeping.

Genesis 33:4

Then Esau came running up to him, and folding him in his arms, gave him a kiss: and the two of them were overcome with weeping.

Deuteronomy 30:2-4

And your hearts are turned again to the Lord your God, and you give ear to his word which I give you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul:

Job 33:27-28

He makes a song, saying, I did wrong, turning from the straight way, but he did not give me the reward of my sin.

Psalm 103:10-13

He has not given us the punishment for our sins, or the reward of our wrongdoing.

Isaiah 49:15

Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.

Isaiah 55:6-9

Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:

Isaiah 57:18

I have seen his ways, and I will make him well: I will give him rest, comforting him and his people who are sad.

Jeremiah 31:20

Is Ephraim my dear son? is he the child of my delight? for whenever I say things against him, I still keep him in my memory: so my heart is troubled for him; I will certainly have mercy on him, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 16:6-8

And when I went past you and saw you stretched out in your blood, I said to you, Though you are stretched out in your blood, have life;

Hosea 11:8

How may I give you up, O Ephraim? how may I be your saviour, O Israel? how may I make you like Admah? how may I do to you as I did to Zeboim? My heart is turned in me, it is soft with pity.

Micah 7:18-19

Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.

Acts 2:39

For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.

Ephesians 2:13

But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 2:17

And he came preaching peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near;