Luke 15:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

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  • Gen 45:14 : 14 And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck and wept; and Benjamin wept on his neck.
  • Gen 46:29 : 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen, and he presented himself to him, and he embraced him, and wept on his shoulder for a good while.
  • Ps 86:5 : 5 For You, Lord, are good and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all them that call upon You.
  • Ps 86:15 : 15 But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plentiful in mercy and truth.
  • Isa 49:15 : 15 Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yes, they may forget, yet I will not forget you.
  • Deut 30:2-4 : 2 And shall return to the LORD your God, and shall obey his voice according to all that I command you this day, you and your children, with all your heart, and with all your soul; 3 Then the LORD your God will end your captivity, and have compassion upon you, and will return and gather you from all the nations, where the LORD your God has scattered you. 4 If any of yours are driven out to the farthest parts of heaven, from there will the LORD your God gather you, and from there will he bring you:
  • Gen 33:4 : 4 And Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they wept.
  • Acts 20:37 : 37 Then they all wept freely, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,
  • Eph 2:13 : 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near by the blood of Christ.
  • Jer 31:20 : 20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spoke against him, I earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, says the LORD.
  • Ps 103:10-13 : 10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him. 12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. 13 As a father pities his children, so the LORD pities those who fear Him.
  • Isa 55:6-9 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
  • Isa 57:18 : 18 I have seen his ways and will heal him; I will lead him also and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.
  • Job 33:27-28 : 27 He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned and perverted what was right, and it did not profit me; 28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
  • Ezek 16:6-8 : 6 And when I passed by you, and saw you polluted in your own blood, I said to you when you were in your blood, Live; yes, I said to you when you were in your blood, Live. 7 I have caused you to multiply like the bud of the field, and you have increased and grown great, and you have come to excellent ornaments; your breasts are formed, and your hair has grown, whereas you were naked and bare. 8 Now when I passed by you, and looked upon you, behold, your time was the time of love; and I spread my garment over you, and covered your nakedness; yes, I swore to you, and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord GOD, and you became mine.
  • Hos 11:8 : 8 How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I deliver you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I set you like Zeboim? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is kindled together.
  • Mic 7:18-19 : 18 Who is a God like you, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in mercy. 19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
  • Acts 2:39 : 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call.
  • Eph 2:17 : 17 And came and preached peace to you who were afar off, and to those who were near.

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  • Luke 15:21-32
    12 verses
    86%

    21And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.

    22But the father said to his servants, Bring out the best robe and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

    23And bring the fatted calf here and kill it; and let us eat and be merry:

    24For this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.

    25Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

    26And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.

    27And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.

    28And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore his father came out, and pleaded with him.

    29And he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years I have served you, nor have I transgressed at any time your commandment: and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends:

    30But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.

    31And he said to him, Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.

    32It was right that we should make merry and be glad: for this your brother was dead and is alive again; and was lost and is found.

  • Luke 15:11-19
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    84%

    11And he said, A certain man had two sons:

    12And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me. And he divided to them his livelihood.

    13And not many days after, the younger son gathered everything together, and took his journey to a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

    14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

    15And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

    16And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the pigs ate: and no one gave him anything.

    17And when he came to himself, he said, How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough to spare, and I perish with hunger!

    18I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you,

    19And am no longer worthy to be called your son: make me like one of your hired servants.

  • Gen 33:4
    73%

    4And Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they wept.

  • Gen 27:18
    72%

    18And he came to his father and said, My father: and he said, Here I am; who are you, my son?

  • Gen 50:1
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    1And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

  • Gen 27:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

    27And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the scent of his clothing, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed:

  • Mark 14:45
    72%

    45And as soon as he came, he went straight to him and said, Master, master; and kissed him.

  • Luke 15:3-6
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    72%

    3And he spoke this parable to them, saying,

    4What man among you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?

    5And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

    6And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

  • Gen 46:29
    71%

    29And Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen, and he presented himself to him, and he embraced him, and wept on his shoulder for a good while.

  • Matt 18:27
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    27Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

  • Gen 29:13
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    13And it came to pass, when Laban heard the news of Jacob his sister's son, he ran to meet him, embraced him, kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

  • Gen 45:14-15
    2 verses
    69%

    14And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck and wept; and Benjamin wept on his neck.

    15Moreover he kissed all his brothers and wept on them, and after that his brothers talked with him.

  • Luke 18:13
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    13And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but struck upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

  • Mark 10:50
    68%

    50And he, throwing aside his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.

  • Matt 21:28-29
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    28But what do you think? A certain man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go work today in my vineyard.

    29He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented and went.

  • 2 Sam 14:33
    68%

    33So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.

  • Luke 19:6
    68%

    6And he hurried and came down, and received him joyfully.

  • Mark 5:6
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    6But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshiped him,

  • Matt 26:49
    68%

    49And immediately he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.

  • Luke 19:10
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    10For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

  • Matt 18:11
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    11For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.

  • Matt 22:2
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    2The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who prepared a wedding for his son,

  • Matt 18:32
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    32Then his lord, after he had called him, said to him, O wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

  • Luke 16:27
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    27Then he said, I pray you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house: