Bible Verses about Repentance

«»

• 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.
  2 Chronicles 7:14 humility forgiveness healing
• 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.
  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
• He who covers his sins will not prosper,
  But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
  Proverbs 28:13 sin confession mercy
• For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn His face from you if you return to Him.
  2 Chronicles 30:9b grace conversion forgiveness
• Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance.
  Matthew 3:8 conversion life fruitfulness
• 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.
  2 Peter 3:9 salvation patience conversion
• From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
  Matthew 4:17 Jesus conversion evangelism
• 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.
  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
• As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
  Revelation 3:19 love life punishment
• “For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord God. “Therefore turn and live!”
  Ezekiel 18:32 conversion death eternal life
• 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.
  Joel 2:13 heart grace love
• 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.
  Luke 15:7 conversion joy heaven
• Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent.
  Acts 17:30 conversion forgiveness
• 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
• I tell you, no; 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
• 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.”
  Acts 2:38 forgiveness Spirit baptism
• Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
  Luke 15:10 joy angels conversion
• Turn at my rebuke;
  Surely I will pour out my spirit on you;
  I will make my words known to you.
  Proverbs 1:23 conversion wisdom Spirit
• For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.
  2 Corinthians 7:10 worrying sadness conversion
• 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.
  Luke 17:3b-4 sin forgiveness speaking
• The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
  A broken and a contrite heart—
  These, O God, You will not despise.
  Psalm 51:17 sacrifice