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, 7 keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity

and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty,

Exodus 34:6-7

I know, O LORD, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who

walks to direct his steps.Jeremiah 10:23

And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take

up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.

Mark 8:34-35

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, 7 keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity

and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty,

Exodus 34:6-7