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Luke 15:20

Parable Forgiveness
"But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him."

— Luke 15:20

Context

Jesus describing the father's love and forgiveness in the Parable of the Prodigal Son

Surrounding Bible Verses

Details

Book

Luke

Chapter & Verses

Ch. 15, v.20

Related Sayings

Matthew 13:3-4

"A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up."

Matthew 13:23

"The seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown."

Matthew 13:31-32

"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree."

Parallel Passages

Same theme (Forgiveness) in other Gospels

Matthew 6:14

"If you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."

Matthew 18:22

"Not seven times, but seventy-seven times."

Matthew 18:23

"Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants."