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He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
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Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
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I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
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“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
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The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and now something greater than Jonah is here.
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Repent or Perish
Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
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I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
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I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
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I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
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In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
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“‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
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So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.
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Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”
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and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
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Peter replied, “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.
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Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
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God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.
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Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.
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When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.”
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Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.
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In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
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Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
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I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
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First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.
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Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
