| In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. | Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. |
| Turn to my rebuke, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. | Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. |
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| The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise. | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. |
| Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. | Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. |
| Let’s examine and search out our ways, And let’s return to the Lord. | Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. |
| But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but was beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ | And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. |
| When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their evil way, then God relented of the disaster which He had declared He would bring on them. So He did not do it. | And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not. |
