Cross references

Luke 15:20

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

Luke 15:20 BSB

Luke 15:20 has 19 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 19 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 103:10–13 (18 votes) and Psalm 86:5 (16 votes). 52 other verses point back to it. It links with 30 other books, from Genesis 21 to James 1.

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Which verses does Luke 15:20 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. …

  2. Psalm 86:516 votes

    For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

  3. Psalm 86:1514 votes

    But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

  4. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

  5. Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.

  6. and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today, then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. …

  7. “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!

  8. Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

  9. Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved. He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’

  10. I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,

  11. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

  12. Hosea 11:85 votes
  13. Acts 2:395 votes
  14. Acts 20:375 votes

Which verses point to Luke 15:20?

The 10 strongest of 52.