Bible Verses about Repentance

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• If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
  2 Chronicles 7:14 humility forgiveness healing
• Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.
  Acts 3:19 conversion sin forgiveness
• If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
  1 John 1:9 sin purification evil
• Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
  but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
  Proverbs 28:13 sin confession mercy
• For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.
  2 Chronicles 30:9b grace conversion forgiveness
• Bear fruit in keeping with repentance.
  Matthew 3:8 conversion life fruitfulness
• The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
  2 Peter 3:9 salvation patience conversion
• From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
  Matthew 4:17 Jesus conversion evangelism
• Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
  Matthew 9:13 mercy righteousness sacrifice
• Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
  James 4:8 sin purification righteousness
• Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
  Revelation 3:19 love life punishment
• For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; so turn, and live.
  Ezekiel 18:32 conversion death eternal life
• And rend your hearts and not your garments.
  Return to the Lord your God,
  for he is gracious and merciful,
  slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
  and he relents over disaster.
  Joel 2:13 heart grace love
• The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
  Acts 17:30 conversion forgiveness
• Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
  Luke 15:7 conversion joy heaven
• The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.
  Mark 1:15 kingdom conversion faith
• I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
  Luke 5:32 sin conversion Jesus
• No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
  Luke 13:3 conversion punishment
• Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts.
  Zechariah 1:3b conversion reliability obedience
• And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
  Acts 2:38 forgiveness Spirit baptism
• If you turn at my reproof,
  behold, I will pour out my spirit to you;
  I will make my words known to you.
  Proverbs 1:23 conversion wisdom Spirit
• Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
  Luke 15:10 joy angels conversion
• For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
  2 Corinthians 7:10 worrying sadness conversion
• If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.
  Luke 17:3b-4 sin forgiveness speaking
• The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
  a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
  Psalm 51:17 sacrifice