Romans 4:7

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Happy are those who have forgiveness for their wrongdoing, and whose sins are covered.

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  • Ps 32:1-2 : 1 <Of David. Maschil.> Happy is he who has forgiveness for his wrongdoing, and whose sin is covered. 2 Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
  • Luke 7:47-50 : 47 And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love. 48 And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins. 49 And those who were seated at table with him said to themselves, Who is this who even gives forgiveness of sins? 50 And he said to the woman, By your faith you have salvation; go in peace.
  • Ps 130:3-4 : 3 O Jah, if you took note of every sin, who would go free? 4 But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be feared.
  • Isa 40:1-2 : 1 Give comfort, give comfort, to my people, says your God. 2 Say kind words to the heart of Jerusalem, crying out to her that her time of trouble is ended, that her punishment is complete; that she has been rewarded by the Lord's hand twice over for all her sins.
  • Jer 33:8-9 : 8 And I will make them clean from all their sin, with which they have been sinning against me; I will have forgiveness for all their sins, with which they have been sinning against me, and with which they have done evil against me. 9 And this town will be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth, who, hearing of all the good which I am doing for them, will be shaking with fear because of all the good and the peace which I am doing for it.
  • Mic 7:18-20 : 18 Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy. 19 He will again have pity on us; he will put our sins under his feet: and you will send all our sins down into the heart of the sea. 20 You will make clear your good faith to Jacob and your mercy to Abraham, as you gave your oath to our fathers from times long past.
  • Matt 9:2 : 2 And they took to him a man stretched on a bed who had no power of moving; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man who was ill, Son, take heart; you have forgiveness for your sins.
  • Ps 51:8-9 : 8 Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad. 9 Let your face be turned from my wrongdoing, and take away all my sins.
  • Ps 85:2 : 2 The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah.)

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  • Ps 32:1-2
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    1 <Of David. Maschil.> Happy is he who has forgiveness for his wrongdoing, and whose sin is covered.

    2 Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

  • Rom 4:8
    85%

    8 Happy is the man against whom no sin is recorded by the Lord.

  • Rom 4:4-6
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    82%

    4 Now, the reward is credited to him who does works, not as of grace but as a debt.

    5 But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.

    6 As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,

  • Luke 7:47-49
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    47 And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.

    48 And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins.

    49 And those who were seated at table with him said to themselves, Who is this who even gives forgiveness of sins?

  • Ps 85:2
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    2 The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah.)

  • Prov 28:13
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    13 He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.

  • Eph 1:7
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    7 In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace,

  • Luke 5:20
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    20 And seeing their faith he said, Man, you have forgiveness for your sins.

  • Matt 5:7-8
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    7 Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.

    8 Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.

  • Ps 51:9
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    9 Let your face be turned from my wrongdoing, and take away all my sins.

  • Mark 2:5
    72%

    5 And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.

  • Col 1:14
    72%

    14 In whom we have our salvation, the forgiveness of sins:

  • Ps 32:5
    72%

    5 I made my wrongdoing clear to you, and did not keep back my sin. I said, I will put it all before the Lord; and you took away my wrongdoing and my sin. (Selah.)

  • Rom 3:24-25
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    24 And they may have righteousness put to their credit, freely, by his grace, through the salvation which is in Christ Jesus:

    25 Whom God has put forward as the sign of his mercy, through faith, by his blood, to make clear his righteousness when, in his pity, God let the sins of earlier times go without punishment;

  • Acts 13:38
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    38 And so, let it be clear to you, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is offered to you:

  • Mark 3:28
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    28 Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:

  • Matt 5:4
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    4 Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.

  • Ps 65:3
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    3 Evils have overcome us: but as for our sins, you will take them away.

  • Ps 38:4
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    4 For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.

  • Ps 130:3-4
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    3 O Jah, if you took note of every sin, who would go free?

    4 But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be feared.

  • Ps 51:2
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    2 Let all my wrongdoing be washed away, and make me clean from evil.

  • Isa 64:5
    70%

    5 For we have all become like an unclean person, and all our good acts are like a dirty robe: and we have all become old like a dead leaf, and our sins, like the wind, take us away.

  • Luke 1:77
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    77 To give knowledge of salvation to his people, through the forgiveness of sins,

  • Mark 2:7
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    7 Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

  • Eph 4:32
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    32 And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.

  • Ps 37:22
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    22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

  • 1 John 1:8-9
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    8 If we say that we have no sin, we are false to ourselves and there is nothing true in us.

    9 If we say openly that we have done wrong, he is upright and true to his word, giving us forgiveness of sins and making us clean from all evil.

  • Ps 103:3
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    3 He has forgiveness for all your sins; he takes away all your diseases;

  • Ps 51:4
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    4 Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.

  • Job 14:17
    69%

    17 My wrongdoing is corded up in a bag, and my sin is shut up safe.

  • Heb 8:12
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    12 And I will have mercy on their evil-doing, and I will not keep their sins in mind.

  • Heb 10:17
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    17 And I will keep no more memory of their sins and of their evil-doings.

  • Rom 3:9
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    9 What then? are we worse off than they? In no way: because we have before made it clear that Jews as well as Greeks are all under the power of sin;

  • Ps 84:5
    69%

    5 Happy is the man whose strength is in you; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

  • Rom 11:27
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    27 And this is my agreement with them, when I will take away their sins.

  • Matt 5:10
    69%

    10 Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.

  • Mic 7:18
    69%

    18 Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.

  • Matt 9:2
    69%

    2 And they took to him a man stretched on a bed who had no power of moving; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man who was ill, Son, take heart; you have forgiveness for your sins.

  • Rom 6:7
    69%

    7 Because he who is dead is free from sin.

  • Rom 4:22
    68%

    22 For which reason it was put to his account as righteousness.

  • Rom 4:24
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    24 But for us in addition, to whose account it will be put, if we have faith in him who made Jesus our Lord come back again from the dead,