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Return and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: Thus says the… 2 Kings 20:5

Return and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: I have heard, I have seen your tears. I will heal you today, and the day after tomorrow you will go up to the temple of the Lord. 2 Kings 20:5	Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the leader of my people, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord. prayer sadness healing
Observe the ordinances of the Lord, your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and what he witnessed in writing in the law of Moses. In this way you will prosper in whatever you do and wherever you go. 1 Kings 2:3	And keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn. law obedience blessing

Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the prophets of that time proclaimed. Thus says the Lord of hosts: Forsake your evil ways and your evil deeds. But they refused to listen or to pay attention to me, says the Lord. Zechariah 1:4	Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried out, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, Return from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.’ But they did not hear or pay attention to me, declares the Lord. conversion evil listening
My son, concentrate attentively on my words; pay heed to the instructions I pass on to you. Do not let them slip from your mind; keep them forever in your heart. Proverbs 4:20-21	My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. listening Word of God heart
However, if the wicked renounce all of the sins that they have committed and keep all my statutes and do what is right and just, they shall surely live; they shall not die. Ezekiel 18:21	But if a wicked person turns away from all his sins that he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does what is just and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. conversion sin law
If you refuse to listen to me and do not sincerely resolve to give glory to my name, says the Lord of hosts, I will send a curse on you, and I will turn your blessings into a curse. Indeed, I have already done so because you have not heeded my warning. Malachi 2:2	If you will not listen, if you will not take it to heart to give honor to my name, says the Lord of hosts, then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you do not lay it to heart. obedience blessing listening
Let the wicked abandon their ways and those who are evil their thoughts. Let them return to the Lord so that he may have mercy upon them; and to our God, for he is rich in forgiveness. Isaiah 55:7	Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. righteousness conversion forgiveness
Train a child in the way he should go, and he will not deviate from it, even in old age. Proverbs 22:6	Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. righteousness family children
If you refrain from traveling on the Sabbath and from engaging in your own interests on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a day of joy and regard the Lord’s holy day as honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way, serving your own interests, or attending to your own affairs; then you will find true happiness in the Lord, and I will enable you to ride upon the heights of the earth. I will nourish you with the heritage of your father Jacob, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken. Isaiah 58:13-14	If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight and the holy day of the Lord honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, or seeking your own pleasure, or talking idly; then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken. sabbath
Even when you reach old age I will still be the same. Even when your hair is gray, I will still carry you. I have made you and I will uphold you; I will carry you and save you. Isaiah 46:4	Even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save. reliability equipment protection
You will again show us compassion and wash away our guilt; you will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:19	He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. compassion sin forgiveness
Prepare in advance what you want to say, and return to the Lord. Say to him, “Take away all guilt and give us what is good, so that we may present as offerings the bullocks from our stalls.” Hosea 14:3	Take with you words and return to the Lord; say to him, “Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, and we will pay with bulls the vows of our lips.” conversion forgiveness
The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord shine his face upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26	The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. grace blessing peace
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand. Matthew 3:2	Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. repentance kingdom heaven
I urge you, brethren, to watch out for those who incite dissensions and obstacles in opposition to the teaching that you have learned. Take care to avoid them. Romans 16:17	I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. holiness community evil
No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. Luke 13:3	No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. conversion repentance punishment
I reprove and discipline all those whom I love. Therefore, be sincere in your desire to repent. Revelation 3:19	Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. love life punishment
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	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. sin repentance forgiveness
From that day forward Jesus began to proclaim the message: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.” Matthew 4:17	From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Jesus conversion evangelism
He continued, “Then put away the foreign gods from among you. Bend your heart to the Lord, the God of Israel.” Joshua 24:23	He said, “Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord, the God of Israel.” idols heart purification
No one who conceals his transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and renounces them will obtain mercy. Proverbs 28:13	Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. sin confession mercy
For I handed on to you as of primary importance what I received: that Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried and that he was raised to life on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4	For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. sin sacrifice Jesus
And now, brethren, I want to remind you of the gospel I proclaimed to you, which you received and in which you stand firm. Through it you are also being saved, provided that you are holding fast to what I proclaimed to you. If not, then you have believed in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:1-2	Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. faith evangelism salvation
God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, but now he commands people everywhere to repent. Acts 17:30	The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. repentance conversion forgiveness
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	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.” forgiveness Spirit baptism

For the grace of God has appeared bringing salvation to the entire human race. It teaches us to reject godless ways and worldly desires, and in the present age to lead lives that are temperate, just, and godly.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age.