- for I am:
- "[Is] Ephraimª my dearª son?ª [is he] a pleasantª child?ª for¹ sinceª¹ I spakeª° against him, I do earnestly²° rememberª° him still:¹ therefore¹¹ my bowelsª are troubledª° for him; I will surely²° have mercyª° upon him, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 31:20} + "But if from thence¹¹ thou shalt seekª°¹ the LORDª thy God,ª thou shalt findª° [him], if¹ thou seekª° him with all¹ thy heartª and with all¹ thy soul.ª ... (For¹ the LORDª thy Godª [is] a mercifulª God;)ª he will not¹ forsakeª° thee, neither¹ destroyª° thee, nor¹ forgetª°¹ the covenantª of thy fathersª which¹ he swareª° unto them." {Deu 4:29-31} + "For¹ if ye turn againª° unto¹ the LORD,ª your brethrenª and your childrenª [shall find] compassionª beforeª them that lead them captive,ª° so that they shall come againª° into this¹ land:ª for¹ the LORDª your Godª [is] graciousª and merciful,ª and will not¹ turn awayª° [his] faceª from¹ you, if¹ ye returnª° unto¹ him." {2Ch 30:9} + "For¹ thou,¹ Lord,ª [art] good,ª and ready to forgive;ª and plenteousª in mercyª unto all¹ them that call²° upon¹ thee." {Psa 86:5} + "But thou,¹ O Lord,ª [art] a Godª full of compassion,ª and gracious,ª longsuffering,ªª and plenteousª in mercyª and truth.ª" {Psa 86:15} + "The LORDª [is] mercifulª and gracious,ª slowª to anger,ª and plenteousª in mercy.ª" {Psa 103:8} + "But the mercyª of the LORDª [is] from everlastingª¹ toª everlastingª upon¹ them that fearª him, and his righteousnessª unto children'sª children;ª" {Psa 103:17} + "The LORDª [is] gracious,ª and full of compassion;ª slowª to anger,ª and of greatª mercy.ª" {Psa 145:8} + "Who¹ [is] a Godª like unto thee,¹ that pardonethª° iniquity,ª and passeth byª°¹ the transgressionª of the remnantª of his heritage?ª he retainethª° not¹ his angerª for ever,ª because¹ he¹ delightethª° [in] mercy.ª ... Thou wilt performª° the truthª to Jacob,ª [and] the mercyª to Abraham,ª which¹ thou hast swornª° unto our fathersª from the daysª¹ of old.ª" {Mic 7:18-20} + "Moreoverª the lawª entered,ª° thatª the¹ offenceª might abound.ª° Butª whereª sinª abounded,ª° graceª did much more abound:ª° ... Thatª asª sinª hath reignedª° untoª death,ª evenª soª might²° graceª reignª° throughª righteousnessª untoª eternalª lifeª byª Jesusª Christª ourª Lord.ª" {Rom 5:20-21}
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