Repent

“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.

From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!

“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I am coming to you swiftly, and will move your lamp stand out of its place, unless you repent.

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”

As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.

Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”

but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.

Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.

But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God;

Jesus answered them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do. — read the full passage →

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

They went out and preached that people should repent.

He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom of God, — read the full passage →

I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing. — read the full passage →

I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you didn’t even repent afterward, that you might believe him.

For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears.

Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.

Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones! — read the full passage →

Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. — read the full passage →

Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, — read the full passage →

and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and put him to open shame.

I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.

Behold, I will throw her into a bed, and those who commit adultery with her into great oppression, unless they repent of her works.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, — read the full passage →

Or don’t you know, brothers (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man for as long as he lives? — read the full passage →

One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

I said therefore to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I amhe, you will die in your sins.”

He will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”

But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”