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For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

Matthew 9:5, KJV

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

Matthew 11:19, KJV

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

Matthew 27:4-5, KJV

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

Mark 1:4, KJV

Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

Mark 3:28-30, KJV

Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Mark 8:38, KJV

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them

Luke 6:31-32, KJV

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

John 1:29, KJV

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

John 15:22-23, KJV

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

2 Corinthians 5:21, KJV

and into this world He came to save sinners, unto whom my soul confesses, and He heals it, for it hath sinned against Him.

Augustine, Confessions

because nothing is found more single than You: and what less injurious, since they are his own works which injure the sinner?

Augustine, Confessions

of sin the Disposer only, O Lord my God,

Augustine, Confessions

And Christ himself, that he might the better relieve this folly, being the wisdom of the Father, yet in some manner became a fool when taking upon him the nature of man, he was found in shape as a man; as in like manner he was made sin that he might heal sinners.

Erasmus, In Praise of Folly

If thou art wise, pray for forgiveness in the night for the sins that thou hast committed in the day.

Saadi, Bustan

If thou speak evil of any one, thou art sinful, even though what thou sayest be true

Saadi, Bustan

No one has stood upon His threshold whose sins the tears of repentance have not washed away.

Saadi, Bustan

Soon, O thou polluted with the dust of sin, wilt thou journey to a strange city. Weep, and wash with thy tears thy impurities away.

Saadi, Bustan

"Why are you so grateful?" He answered, "God be praised that I am overtaken with misfortune and not with sin!

Saadi, Gulistan

I ask not, saying, Approve of my obedience, but draw the pen of forgiveness across my sins.

Saadi, Gulistan

Let sin, alone committed, light alone Upon his head that hath transgressed so;

Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece

The blackest sin is clear'd with absolution;

Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece

You cannot make gross sins look clear: To revenge is no valour, but to bear.

Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, Act 3, Scene 5