“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Bear fruit in keeping with repentance.

“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Woe to Unrepentant Cities

Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent.

And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.

I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”

Woe to Unrepentant Cities

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

Repent or Perish

There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’

Pay attention to yourselves! 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.”

and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

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.