²⁷ And if wicked people turn from their wickedness, obey the law, and do what is just and right, they will save their lives.

²¹ But if wicked people turn away from all their sins and begin to obey my decrees and do what is just and right, they will surely live and not die.

¹⁹ Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.

¹³ Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’^[a] For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

¹⁶ Keep a close watch on how you live and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right for the sake of your own salvation and the salvation of those who hear you.

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.

²¹ I have had one message for Jews and Greeks alike—the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus.

⁴⁰ Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”