Psalm 103:12

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Cross-reference

Psalm 103:4 Related theme

Psalm 103:4 lists redemption from the pit — another benefit in the same psalm, showing God's saving acts that include both rescue and forgiveness.

Isaiah 43:25 declares God blots out transgressions — directly parallel to removing sins as far as east from west.

Jeremiah 31:34 promises God will remember sin no more — the same complete forgiveness as removing transgressions far away.

Jeremiah 50:20 says iniquity will be sought and none found — echoing the total removal of sins in Psalm 103:12.

Micah 7:18 Parallel

Micah 7:18 praises God for pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression — same theme of complete forgiveness.

1 John 1:7 Parallel

1 John 1:7 says Jesus' blood cleanses from all sin — the New Testament fulfillment of sins being removed as far as east from west.

Leviticus 16:22 shows the scapegoat carrying sins into the wilderness — a vivid picture of removal that parallels God removing transgressions as far as east from west.

Isaiah 44:22 says God blots out transgressions like a cloud — a direct parallel to removing sins, using a different image for the same divine action.

Ezekiel 18:22 promises that sins will not be remembered when the wicked turns — echoing the complete removal of transgressions in Psalm 103:12.

Micah 7:19 Parallel

Micah 7:19 says God casts sins into the depths of the sea — another powerful image of total removal, closely matching the east‑from‑west distance.

Acts 3:19 Parallel

Acts 3:19 calls for repentance so that sins may be blotted out — a NT application of the same forgiveness promised in Psalm 103:12.

Numbers 23:21 declares God sees no iniquity in Jacob — a different angle: not removal but non‑imputation, yet both affirm God's grace toward sin.