Luke 15:21

Good News Translation

‘Father,’ the son said, ‘I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.’

Cross References

Job 33:27

Each one will say in public, “I have sinned. I have not done right, but God spared me.

Psalm 143:2

Don't put me, your servant, on trial; no one is innocent in your sight.

Psalm 51:4

I have sinned against you—only against you— and done what you consider evil. So you are right in judging me; you are justified in condemning me.

Jeremiah 3:13

Only admit that you are guilty and that you have rebelled against the Lord, your God. Confess that under every green tree you have given your love to foreign gods and that you have not obeyed my commands. I, the Lord, have spoken.

Ezekiel 16:63

I will forgive all the wrongs you have done, but you will remember them and be too ashamed to open your mouth.” The Sovereign Lord has spoken.

Luke 15:20

So he got up and started back to his father. “He was still a long way from home when his father saw him; his heart was filled with pity, and he ran, threw his arms around his son, and kissed him.

Luke 15:22

But the father called to his servants. ‘Hurry!’ he said. ‘Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and shoes on his feet.

Romans 2:4

Or perhaps you despise his great kindness, tolerance, and patience. Surely you know that God is kind, because he is trying to lead you to repent.

1 Corinthians 8:12

And in this way you will be sinning against Christ by sinning against other Christians and wounding their weak conscience.