Luke 18:13

Good News Translation

But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his face to heaven, but beat on his breast and said, ‘God, have pity on me, a sinner!’

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:13

“I have sinned against the Lord,” David said. Nathan replied, “The Lord forgives you; you will not die.

2 Chronicles 33:19

The king's prayer and God's answer to it, and an account of the sins he committed before he repented—the evil he did, the pagan places of worship and the symbols of the goddess Asherah that he made and the idols that he worshiped—are all recorded in The History of the Prophets.

2 Chronicles 33:23

But unlike his father, he did not become humble and turn to the Lord; he was even more sinful than his father had been.

Ezra 9:6

I said, “O God, I am too ashamed to raise my head in your presence. Our sins pile up higher than our heads; they reach as high as the heavens.

Job 42:6

So I am ashamed of all I have said and repent in dust and ashes.

Psalm 106:6

We have sinned as our ancestors did; we have been wicked and evil.

Psalm 119:41

Show me how much you love me, Lord, and save me according to your promise.

Psalm 130:7

Israel, trust in the Lord, because his love is constant and he is always willing to save.

Psalm 25:11

Keep your promise, Lord, and forgive my sins, for they are many.

Psalm 25:7

Forgive the sins and errors of my youth. In your constant love and goodness, remember me, Lord!

Psalm 40:12

I am surrounded by many troubles— too many to count! My sins have caught up with me, and I can no longer see; they are more than the hairs of my head, and I have lost my courage.

Psalm 41:4

I said, “I have sinned against you, Lord; be merciful to me and heal me.”

Exodus 33:10

As soon as the people saw the pillar of cloud at the door of the Tent, they would bow down.

Isaiah 1:18

The Lord says, “Now, let's settle the matter. You are stained red with sin, but I will wash you as clean as snow. Although your stains are deep red, you will be as white as wool.

Isaiah 6:5

I said, “There is no hope for me! I am doomed because every word that passes my lips is sinful, and I live among a people whose every word is sinful. And yet, with my own eyes I have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”

Isaiah 66:2

I myself created the whole universe! I am pleased with those who are humble and repentant, who fear me and obey me.

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.

Daniel 9:5

“We have sinned, we have been evil, we have done wrong. We have rejected what you commanded us to do and have turned away from what you showed us was right.

Matthew 10:3

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

Matthew 6:5

“When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites! They love to stand up and pray in the houses of worship and on the street corners, so that everyone will see them. I assure you, they have already been paid in full.

Matthew 9:13

Go and find out what is meant by the scripture that says: ‘It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.’ I have not come to call respectable people, but outcasts.”

Mark 11:25

And when you stand and pray, forgive anything you may have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive the wrongs you have done.”

Luke 17:12

He was going into a village when he was met by ten men suffering from a dreaded skin disease. They stood at a distance

Luke 22:41

Then he went off from them about the distance of a stone's throw and knelt down and prayed.

Luke 23:48

When the people who had gathered there to watch the spectacle saw what happened, they all went back home, beating their breasts in sorrow.

Luke 5:8

When Simon Peter saw what had happened, he fell on his knees before Jesus and said, “Go away from me, Lord! I am a sinful man!”

Acts 2:37

When the people heard this, they were deeply troubled and said to Peter and the other apostles, “What shall we do, brothers?”

Romans 5:8

But God has shown us how much he loves us—it was while we were still sinners that Christ died for us!

2 Corinthians 7:11

See what God did with this sadness of yours: how earnest it has made you, how eager to prove your innocence! Such indignation, such alarm, such feelings, such devotion, such readiness to punish wrongdoing! You have shown yourselves to be without fault in the whole matter.

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a true saying, to be completely accepted and believed: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I am the worst of them,

Hebrews 4:16

Let us have confidence, then, and approach God's throne, where there is grace. There we will receive mercy and find grace to help us just when we need it.

Hebrews 8:12

I will forgive their sins and will no longer remember their wrongs.”