Luke 15:18

Contemporary English Version 1995

I will go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against God in heaven and against you.

Cross References

Lamentations 3:40

Instead, we should think about the way we are living, and turn back to the Lord.

Luke 15:21

The son said, “Father, I have sinned against God in heaven and against you. I am no longer good enough to be called your son.”

Luke 18:13

The tax collector stood off at a distance and did not think he was good enough even to look up toward heaven. He was so sorry for what he had done that he pounded his chest and prayed, “God, have pity on me! I am such a sinner.”

Matthew 6:14

If you forgive others for the wrongs they do to you, your Father in heaven will forgive you.

Jeremiah 3:19

I have always wanted to treat you as my children and give you the best land, the most beautiful on earth. I wanted you to call me “Father” and not turn from me.

Psalm 25:11

Be true to your name, Lord, by forgiving each one of my terrible sins.

Matthew 6:9

You should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, help us to honor your name.

Matthew 3:6

They told how sorry they were for their sins, and he baptized them in the river.

Jeremiah 31:20

People of Israel, you are my own dear children. Don't I love you best of all? Though I often make threats, I want you to be near me, so I will have mercy on you. I, the Lord, have spoken.

Isaiah 63:16

Our ancestors Abraham and Jacob have both rejected us. But you are still our Father; you have been our protector since ancient times.

Proverbs 23:13

Don't fail to correct your children. You won't kill them by being firm,

Matthew 7:11

As bad as you are, you still know how to give good gifts to your children. But your heavenly Father is even more ready to give good things to people who ask.

2 Chronicles 33:19

Hozai wrote a lot about Manasseh, including his prayer and God's answer. But Hozai also recorded the evil things Manasseh did before turning back to God, as well as a list of places where Manasseh set up idols, and where he built local shrines and places to worship Asherah.

Luke 11:2

So Jesus told them, “Pray in this way: ‘Father, help us to honor your name. Come and set up your kingdom.

Jonah 2:4

I thought I was swept away from your sight, never again to see your holy temple.

Daniel 4:26

But he gave orders not to disturb the stump and roots. This is to show that you will be king once again, after you learn that the God who rules from heaven is in control.

Lamentations 3:29

Being rubbed in the dirt can teach us a lesson;

Luke 15:17

Finally, he came to his senses and said, “My father's workers have plenty to eat, and here I am, starving to death!

Luke 15:19

I am no longer good enough to be called your son. Treat me like one of your workers.’ ”