I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
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Luke 15:7 · 10 connections
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Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: …
End of linked passage: Luke 18:11Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. …
End of linked passage: Philippians 3:7And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
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