Acts 9:35
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35 Then the whole population of Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas walking around, and they turned to the Lord.
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Acts 11:21
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21 The power of the Lord was with them, and a large number of these Gentiles believed and turned to the Lord.
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Acts 9:42
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42 The news spread through the whole town, and many believed in the Lord.
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1 Chronicles 5:16
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16 The Gadites lived in the land of Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and throughout all the pasturelands of Sharon.
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Isaiah 35:2
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2 Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers
and singing and joy!
The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon,
as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon.
There the Lord will display his glory,
the splendor of our God.
2 Corinthians 3:16
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16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
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Psalm 22:27
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27 The whole earth will acknowledge the Lord and return to him.
All the families of the nations will bow down before him.
1 Chronicles 27:29
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29 Shitrai from Sharon was in charge of the cattle on the Sharon Plain.
Shaphat son of Adlai was responsible for the cattle in the valleys.
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1 Thessalonians 1:9-10
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9 for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God. 10 And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment.
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Acts 26:18-20
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18 to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’
19 “And so, King Agrippa, I obeyed that vision from heaven. 20 I preached first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that all must repent of their sins and turn to God—and prove they have changed by the good things they do.
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Acts 19:20
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20 So the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect.
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Acts 19:10
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10 This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia—both Jews and Greeks—heard the word of the Lord.
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Acts 15:19
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19 “And so my judgment is that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.
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Acts 6:7
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7 So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too.
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Acts 5:12-14
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The Apostles Heal Many
12 The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon’s Colonnade. 13 But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them. 14 Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women.
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Acts 4:4
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4 But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of men who believed now totaled about 5,000.
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Luke 1:16-17
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16 And he will turn many Israelites to the Lord their God. 17 He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children,[a] and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly.”
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Joel 2:13
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13 Don’t tear your clothing in your grief,
but tear your hearts instead.”
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is merciful and compassionate,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
He is eager to relent and not punish.
Hosea 14:2
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2 Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord.
Say to him,
“Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us,
so that we may offer you our praises.[a]
Footnotes
- 14:2 As in Greek and Syriac versions, which read may repay the fruit of our lips; Hebrew reads may repay the bulls of our lips.
Hosea 12:6
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6 So now, come back to your God.
Act with love and justice,
and always depend on him.
Lamentations 3:40
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40 Instead, let us test and examine our ways.
Let us turn back to the Lord.
Isaiah 66:8
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8 Who has ever seen anything as strange as this?
Who ever heard of such a thing?
Has a nation ever been born in a single day?
Has a country ever come forth in a mere moment?
But by the time Jerusalem’s[a] birth pains begin,
her children will be born.
Footnotes
- 66:8 Hebrew Zion’s.
Isaiah 65:10
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10 The plain of Sharon will again be filled with flocks
for my people who have searched for me,
and the valley of Achor will be a place to pasture herds.
Isaiah 33:9
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9 The land of Israel wilts in mourning.
Lebanon withers with shame.
The plain of Sharon is now a wilderness.
Bashan and Carmel have been plundered.
Isaiah 31:6
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6 Though you are such wicked rebels, my people, come and return to the Lord.
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