Bible Verses about Repentance
| 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. | If My people who are called by My name will 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. |
| Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. | Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord. |
| If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. | If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. |
| Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. | He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy. |
| For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him. | For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn His face from you if you return to Him. |
| Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. | Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance. |
| 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. | The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. |
| From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” | From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” |
| Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. | But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. |
| Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. | Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. |
| Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. | As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. |
| For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; so turn, and live. | “For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord God. “Therefore turn and live!” |
| 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. | So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. |
| 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. | I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance. |
| The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. | Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent. |
| The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel. | The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel. |
| I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. | I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. |
| No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. | I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. |
| Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. | “Return to Me,” says the Lord of hosts, “and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. |
| 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.” | Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” |
| Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents. | Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. |
| If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you. | Turn at my rebuke; Surely I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. |
| 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. | If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him. |
| For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. | For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. |
| The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise. |
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