Blessed {be} the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, {abundant: Gr. much}

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

But thou, O Lord, {art} a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, {love: or, pity}

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in {his} kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

The LORD {is} gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. {of great...: Heb. great in mercy}

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

The LORD {is} merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. {plentious...: Heb. great in mercy}

And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye {were} the fewest of all people:

The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, {saying}, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. {of...: Heb. from afar} {with lovingkindness...: have I extended lovingkindness unto thee}

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son {to be} the propitiation for our sins.

For thou, Lord, {art} good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Who hath saved us, and called {us} with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee {when thou wast} in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee {when thou wast} in thy blood, Live. {polluted: or, trodden under foot}

And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou {art} a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. {a God...: Heb. a God of pardons}

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, {tender...: or, bowels of the mercy} {dayspring: or, sunrising, or, branch}

And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, {was} not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou {art} a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

Who {is} a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth {in} mercy.

But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

To the Lord our God {belong} mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform {it} until the day of Jesus Christ: {perform: or, finish}

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son {to be} the propitiation for our sins.

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, {which is} your reasonable service.

The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, {saying}, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. {of...: Heb. from afar} {with lovingkindness...: have I extended lovingkindness unto thee}

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of {his} good pleasure.

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, {love: or, pity}

But thou, O Lord, {art} a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Who {is} a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth {in} mercy.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. {rejoiceth: or, glorieth}

And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee {when thou wast} in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee {when thou wast} in thy blood, Live. {polluted: or, trodden under foot}

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in {his} kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

To the Lord our God {belong} mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

For as the heaven is high above the earth, {so} great is his mercy toward them that fear him. {as...: Heb. according to the height of the heaven}

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

So then {it is} not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

And from Jesus Christ, {who is} the faithful witness, {and} the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Blessed {be} the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, {abundant: Gr. much}

But the mercy of the LORD {is} from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, {and} the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with {him} through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

And if by grace, then {is it} no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if {it be} of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he {is} gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and {of} the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, {that} I may live, and keep thy word.

Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

The LORD {is} gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. {of great...: Heb. great in mercy}

The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see {my desire} upon mine enemies. {enemies: Heb. observers}

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. {beloved...: or, beloved of God, your election}

And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all {these} things are done in parables:

Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

For thy mercy {is} great above the heavens: and thy truth {reacheth} unto the clouds. {clouds: or, skies}

{Even} every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.

Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, {tender...: or, bowels of the mercy} {dayspring: or, sunrising, or, branch}

Yea, he loved the people; all his saints {are} in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; {every one} shall receive of thy words.

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given {us} everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

For how great {is} his goodness, and how great {is} his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. {cheerful: or, grow, or, speak}

Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people {which} thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided {them} in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.

He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

Gracious {is} the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God {is} merciful.

Who {art} thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel {thou shalt become} a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone {thereof with} shoutings, {crying}, Grace, grace unto it.

For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.

The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

For thou, Lord, {art} good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare {it}: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.