Bible Verses about Repentance

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• If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
  2 Chronicles 7:14 humility forgiveness healing
• 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.
  Acts 3:19 conversion sin forgiveness
• If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
  1 John 1:9 sin purification evil
• He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper,
  but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
  Proverbs 28:13 sin confession mercy
• Yahweh 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
• Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
  Matthew 3:8 conversion life fruitfulness
• The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone 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 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.
  Matthew 9:13 mercy righteousness sacrifice
• Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.
  James 4:8 sin purification righteousness
• As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
  Revelation 3:19 love life punishment
• “For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!”
  Ezekiel 18:32 conversion death eternal life
• Tear your heart and not your garments,
  and turn to Yahweh, your God;
  for he is gracious and merciful,
  slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness,
  and relents from sending calamity.
  Joel 2:13 heart grace love
• 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.
  Luke 15:7 conversion joy heaven
• The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent.
  Acts 17:30 conversion forgiveness
• And saying, “The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”
  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 perish in the same way.
  Luke 13:3 conversion punishment
• ‘Return to me,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘and I will return to you,’ says Yahweh of Armies.
  Zechariah 1:3b conversion reliability obedience
• 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.”
  Acts 2:38 forgiveness Spirit baptism
• Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.
  Luke 15:10 joy angels conversion
• Turn at my reproof.
  Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you.
  I will make known my words to you.
  Proverbs 1:23 conversion wisdom Spirit
• For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world produces death.
  2 Corinthians 7:10 worrying sadness conversion
• If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.
  Luke 17:3b-4 sin forgiveness speaking
• The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit.
  O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.
  Psalm 51:17 sacrifice