- gracious:
- "And the LORDª passed byª° before¹¹ him,² and proclaimed,ª° The LORD,ª The LORDª God,ª mercifulª and gracious,ª longsuffering,ªª and abundantª in goodnessª and truth,ª ... Keepingª° mercyª for thousands,ª forgivingª° iniquityª and transgressionª and sin,ª and that will by no means²° clearª°¹ [the guilty]; visitingª° the iniquityª of the fathersª upon¹ the children,ª and upon¹ the children'sª children,¹ unto¹ the thirdª and to¹ the fourthª [generation]." {Exd 34:6-7} + "But he,¹ [being] full of compassion,ª forgaveª° [their] iniquity,ª and destroyedª° [them] not:¹ yea, many¹ a time²° turned²° he his anger² away,ª°¹ and did not¹ stir upª° all¹ his wrath.ª" {Psa 78:38} + "The LORDª [is] mercifulª and gracious,ª slowª to anger,ª and plenteousª in mercy.ª ... To such as keepª° his covenant,ª and to those that rememberª° his commandmentsª to doª° them." {Psa 103:8-18} + "The LORDª [is] gracious,ª and full of compassion;ª slowª to anger,ª and of greatª mercy.ª ... The LORDª [is] goodª to all:¹ and his tender merciesª [are] over¹ all¹ his works.ª" {Psa 145:8-9} + "Let the wickedª forsakeª° his way,ª and the unrighteousª manª his thoughts:ª and let him returnª° unto¹ the LORD,ª and he will have mercyª° upon him; and to¹ our God,ª for¹ he will abundantlyª° pardon.ª° ... For¹ [as] the heavensª are higherª° than the earth,ª¹ so¹ are my ways² higherª°¹ than your ways,ª¹ and my thoughtsª than your thoughts.ª¹" {Isa 55:7-9} + "And rendª° your heart,ª and not¹ your garments,ª and turnª° unto¹ the LORDª your God:ª for¹ he¹ [is] graciousª and merciful,ª slowª to anger,ª and of greatª kindness,ª and repentethª° him of¹ the evil.ª" {Jol 2:13} + "Forª he saithª° to Moses,ª I will have mercy¹ on²° whomªª I will have mercy,ª° andª I will have compassionª° on whomªª I will have compassion.ª°" {Rom 9:15} + "Toª the praiseª of the gloryª of his²¹ grace,ª whereinªª he hath made²° us² acceptedª°¹ inª the¹ beloved.ª° ... Inª whomª we haveª° redemptionª throughª hisª blood,ª the¹ forgivenessª of sins,ª accordingª to the¹ richesª of hisª grace;ª" {Eph 1:6-7}
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