Luke 15:21

New English Translation

Then his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

Cross References

Job 33:27

That person sings to others, saying: ‘I have sinned and falsified what is right, but I was not punished according to what I deserved.

Psalm 143:2

Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you.

Psalm 51:4

Against you – you above all – I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me.

Jeremiah 3:13

However, you must confess that you have done wrong, and that you have rebelled against the Lord your God. You must confess that you have given yourself to foreign gods under every green tree, and have not obeyed my commands,’ says the Lord.

Ezekiel 16:63

Then you will remember, be ashamed, and remain silent when I make atonement for all you have done, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Luke 15:20

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him.

Luke 15:22

But the father said to his slaves, ‘Hurry! Bring the best robe, and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet!

Romans 2:4

Or do you have contempt for the wealth of his kindness, forbearance, and patience, and yet do not know that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

1 Corinthians 8:12

If you sin against your brothers or sisters in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.