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Acts 26:20
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Acts 26:20
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20 but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout the countryside of Judea, and also to the gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and do deeds consistent with repentance.(A)
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Acts 3:19
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Acts 3:19
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19 Repent, therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out,
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Acts 3:19
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Acts 3:19
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19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out,(A) that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
Matthew 3:8
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Matthew 3:8
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8 Therefore, bear fruit worthy of repentance,(A)
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Matthew 3:8
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Matthew 3:8
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8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.(A)
2 Timothy 2:25-26
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2 Timothy 2:25-26
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25 correcting opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the truth(A) 26 and that they may escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.[a]
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- 2.26 Or by him, to do his (that is, God’s) will
2 Timothy 2:25-26
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2 Timothy 2:25-26
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25 Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,(A) 26 and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil,(B) who has taken them captive to do his will.
Acts 2:38
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Acts 2:38
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38 Peter said to them, “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.(A)
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Acts 2:38
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Acts 2:38
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38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized,(A) every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.(B) And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(C)
Luke 19:8-9
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Luke 19:8-9
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8 Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.”(A) 9 Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham.(B)
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Luke 19:8-9
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Luke 19:8-9
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8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord,(A) “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything,(B) I will pay back four times the amount.”(C)
9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.(D)
Matthew 9:13
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Matthew 9:13
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13 Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous but sinners.”(A)
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Matthew 9:13
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13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](A) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(B)
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- Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6
Revelation 3:3
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Revelation 3:3
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3 Remember, then, what you received and heard; obey it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.(A)
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Revelation 3:3
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Revelation 2:5
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Revelation 2:5
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5 Remember, then, from where you have fallen; repent and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
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Revelation 2:5
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Revelation 2:5
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2 Peter 1:5-8
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2 Peter 1:5-8
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5 For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with excellence, and excellence with knowledge,(A) 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, 7 and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love. 8 For if these things are yours and are increasing among you, they keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(B)
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2 Peter 1:5-8
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2 Peter 1:5-8
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5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;(A) 6 and to knowledge, self-control;(B) and to self-control, perseverance;(C) and to perseverance, godliness;(D) 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.(E) 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive(F) in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(G)
1 Peter 4:2-5
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1 Peter 4:2-5
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2 so as to live for the rest of your time in the flesh no longer by human desires but by the will of God.(A) 3 You have already spent enough time in doing what the gentiles like to do, living in debauchery, passions, drunkenness, revels, carousing, and lawless idolatry.(B) 4 They are surprised that you no longer join them in the same excesses of dissipation, and so they blaspheme.[a](C) 5 But they will have to give an accounting to him who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.(D)
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- 4.4 Or they malign you
1 Peter 4:2-5
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1 Peter 4:2-5
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2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires,(A) but rather for the will of God. 3 For you have spent enough time in the past(B) doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.(C) 4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.(D) 5 But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.(E)
1 Peter 2:9-12
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1 Peter 2:9-12
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9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[a] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.(A)
10 Once you were not a people,
but now you are God’s people;
once you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy.(B)
Live as Servants of God
11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul.[b](C) 12 Conduct yourselves honorably among the gentiles, so that, though they malign you as evildoers, they may see your honorable deeds and glorify God when he comes to judge.[c](D)
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1 Peter 2:9-12
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1 Peter 2:9-12
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9 But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E) 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(F) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends,(G) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(H) to abstain from sinful desires,(I) which wage war against your soul.(J) 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds(K) and glorify God(L) on the day he visits us.
1 Peter 1:14-16
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1 Peter 1:14-16
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14 Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance. 15 Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct,(A) 16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”(B)
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1 Peter 1:14-16
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1 Peter 1:14-16
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14 As obedient(A) children, do not conform(B) to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.(C) 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;(D) 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[a](E)
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- 1 Peter 1:16 Lev. 11:44,45; 19:2
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