Exo 34:6-7, Psa 86:5, 15, Mic 7:18-19, Rom 5:20-21, 15:5, 13, 2Cor 13:11 | ESV | STEP | The Lord passed before him and proclaimed , The Lord , the Lord , a God merciful and gracious , slow to anger , and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness ,

Exodus 34:6-7

6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, ^a“The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and ^bgracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast ^clove and faithfulness, 7 ^dkeeping steadfast love for thousands, ^{▼▼Or to the thousandth generation} ^fforgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but ^gwho will by no means clear the guilty, ^hvisiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.”

Psalms 86:5

5 For you, O Lord, are good and ⁱforgiving,
^jabounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

Psalms 86:15

15 But you, O Lord, are a God ^kmerciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

Micah 7:18-19

God’s Steadfast Love and Compassion

18 ^lWho is a God like you, ^mpardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
ⁿfor the remnant of his inheritance?
^oHe does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.
19 He will ^pagain have compassion on us;
^qhe will tread our iniquities underfoot.
^rYou will cast all our ^{▼▼Hebrew their} sins
into the depths of the sea.

Romans 5:20-21

20 Now ^tthe law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, ^ugrace abounded all the more, 21 so that, ^vas sin reigned in death, ^wgrace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 15:5

5 May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you ^xto live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,

Romans 15:13

13 May the God of hope fill you with all ^yjoy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Final Greetings

11 Finally, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} rejoice. ^aaAim for restoration, comfort one another, ^{▼▼Or listen to my appeal} ^acagree with one another, ^adlive in peace; and the God of love and ^aepeace will be with you.