Bible Verses about 'Repentance'

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• Produce good fruit as proof of your repentance.
  Matthew 3:8 conversion repentance life
• I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
  Luke 5:32 sin repentance conversion
• Such godly sorrow results in repentance that leads to salvation and causes no regret, whereas worldly sorrow produces death.
  2 Corinthians 7:10 worrying sadness repentance
• Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.”
  Acts 19:4 baptism conversion faith
• The Lord does not delay in keeping his promise, as some think in terms of delay, but he is patient with you. It is not his wish that any should perish but rather that all should be brought to repentance.
  2 Peter 3:9 salvation patience conversion
• In the same way, I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
  Luke 15:7 conversion repentance joy
• I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I am. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
  Matthew 3:11 baptism conversion Holy Spirit
• Therefore, let us leave behind the basic teaching about Christ and advance toward maturity. We must not be forever laying the foundation: repentance for actions that lead to death, faith in God, instruction about baptisms and the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
  Hebrews 6:1-2 conversion faith baptism
• Go and learn what this text means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.
  Matthew 9:13 mercy righteousness sacrifice
• And if then my people who bear my name humble themselves and pray to me and seek my presence as they turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear them from heaven and forgive their sins and restore their land.
  2 Chronicles 7:14 humility forgiveness healing
• Repent, therefore, and be converted so that your sins may be wiped away.
  Acts 3:19 conversion sin forgiveness
• However, if we confess our sins,
  he who is faithful and just
  will forgive our sins
  and cleanse us from all wrongdoing.
  1 John 1:9 sin purification evil
• No one who conceals his transgressions will prosper,
  but one who confesses and renounces them will obtain mercy.
  Proverbs 28:13 sin confession mercy
• For the Lord, your God, is gracious and compassionate, and he will not turn his face away from you if you return to him.
  2 Chronicles 30:9b grace repentance conversion
• From that day forward Jesus began to proclaim the message: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.”
  Matthew 4:17 Jesus conversion evangelism
• If your brother should sin, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he wrongs you seven times a day, and comes back to you seven times to say, ‘I am sorry,’ you must forgive him.
  Luke 17:3b-4 sin repentance forgiveness
• Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you waverers.
  James 4:8 sin purification righteousness
• I reprove and discipline all those whom I love. Therefore, be sincere in your desire to repent.
  Revelation 3:19 love life punishment
• I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord God. Repent and live!
  Ezekiel 18:32 conversion death eternal life
• Rend your hearts and not your garments,
  and turn back to the Lord, your God.
  For he is gracious and merciful,
  slow to anger, rich in kindness,
  and always prepared to relent from punishing.
  Joel 2:13 heart grace love
• God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, but now he commands people everywhere to repent.
  Acts 17:30 repentance conversion forgiveness
• The time of fulfillment has arrived, and the kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.
  Mark 1:15 kingdom conversion repentance
• No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you will all perish as they did.
  Luke 13:3 conversion repentance punishment
• Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts.
  Zechariah 1:3b conversion repentance reliability
• Peter answered, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
  Acts 2:38 forgiveness Spirit baptism
• If you would seriously consider my reproof,
  I would pour out my thoughts to you
  and make my precepts known to you.
  Proverbs 1:23 conversion repentance wisdom
• In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
  Luke 15:10 joy angels repentance
• My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
  a contrite and humble heart, O God,
  you will not spurn.
  Psalm 51:19 sacrifice repentance
• Let us examine and test our ways
  and return to the Lord.
  Lamentations 3:40 conversion repentance life
• Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.
  Matthew 3:2 repentance kingdom heaven
• The tax collector, however, stood some distance away and would not even raise his eyes to heaven. Rather, he kept beating his breast as he said, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner.’
  Luke 18:13 repentance conversion humility
• When God saw by their actions that they had turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not inflict upon them the punishment that he had threatened.
  Jonah 3:10 repentance forgiveness grace