Luke 15:20

The Parable Of The Lost Son

¹⁹ and no more am I worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hirelings. ²⁰ 'And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him; ²¹ and the son said to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.

Moved with Compassion

Luke

Acts 20:37

and there came a great weeping to all, and having fallen upon the neck of Paul, they were kissing him,

Genesis 45:14

And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck;

Genesis 46:29

and Joseph harnesseth his chariot, and goeth up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and appeareth unto him, and falleth on his neck, and weepeth on his neck again;

Genesis 33:4

and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep;

Deuteronomy 30:2-4

and hast turned back unto Jehovah thy God, and hearkened to His voice, according to all that I am commanding thee to-day, thou and thy sons, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul --

Psalm 86:5

For Thou, Lord, art good and forgiving. And abundant in kindness to all calling Thee.

Job 33:27-28

He looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.

Psalm 86:15

And Thou, O Lord, art God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.

Psalm 103:10-13

Not according to our sins hath He done to us, Nor according to our iniquities Hath He conferred benefits upon us.

Isaiah 49:15

Forget doth a woman her suckling, The loved one -- the son of her womb? Yea, these forget -- but I -- I forget not thee.

Isaiah 55:6-9

Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,

Isaiah 57:18

His ways I have seen, and I heal him, yea, I lead him, And recompense comforts to him and to his mourning ones.

Jeremiah 31:20

A precious son is Ephraim to Me? A child of delights? For since My speaking against him, I do thoroughly remember him still, Therefore have My bowels been moved for him, I do greatly love him, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Ezekiel 16:6-8

And I do pass over by thee, And I see thee trodden down in thy blood, And I say to thee in thy blood, Live, And I say to thee in thy blood, Live.

Hosea 11:8

How do I give thee up, O Ephraim? Do I deliver thee up, O Israel? How do I make thee as Admah? Do I set thee as Zeboim? Turned in Me is My heart, kindled together have been My repentings.

Micah 7:18-19

Who is a God like Thee? taking away iniquity, And passing by the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance, He hath not retained for ever His anger, Because He -- He delighteth in kindness.

Acts 2:39

for to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.'

Ephesians 2:13

and now, in Christ Jesus, ye being once afar off became nigh in the blood of the Christ,

Ephesians 2:17

and having come, he did proclaim good news -- peace to you -- the far-off and the nigh,