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Luke 15:20
“He arose and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him.

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Luke 15:21
The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

Job 33:27
He sings before men, and says, ‘I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it didn’t profit me.

Psalms 32:5
I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

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Jeremiah 31:18
“I have surely heard Ephraim grieving thus, ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as an untrained calf. Turn me, and I will be turned, for you are Yahweh my God.

Jeremiah 31:19
Surely after that I was turned. I repented. After that I was instructed. I struck my thigh. I was ashamed, yes, even confounded, because I bore the reproach of my youth.’

Jeremiah 31:20
Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I still earnestly remember him. therefore my heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him,” says Yahweh.

Hosea 11:8
“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is aroused.

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Genesis 33:4
Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.

Genesis 45:14
He fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.

Genesis 45:15
He kissed all his brothers, and wept on them. After that his brothers talked with him.

Acts 20:37
They all wept freely, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,

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