- repentance:
- "Seekª° ye the LORDª while he may be found,ª° callª° ye upon him while he is¹ near:ª ... Let the wickedª forsakeª° his way,ª and the unrighteousª manª his thoughts:ª and let him returnª° unto¹ the LORD,ª and he will have mercyª° upon him; and to¹ our God,ª for¹ he will abundantlyª° pardon.ª°" {Isa 55:6-7} + "Therefore¹ I will judgeª° you, O houseª of Israel,ª every oneª according to his ways,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª Repent,ª° and turnª° [yourselves] from all¹¹ your transgressions;ª so iniquityª shall not¹ be¹ your ruin.ª ... For¹ I have no pleasureª°¹ in the deathª of him that dieth,ª° saithª° the Lordª GOD:ª wherefore turnª° [yourselves], and liveª° ye." {Ezk 18:30-32} + "And I will pourª° upon¹ the houseª of David,ª and upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª the spiritª of graceª and of supplications:ª and they shall lookª° upon¹ me¹ whom¹ they have pierced,ª° and they shall mourn²¹ for¹ him, as one mourneth²°¹ for¹ [his] onlyª [son], and shall be in bitternessª° for¹ him, as one that is in bitternessª° for¹ [his] firstborn.ª" {Zch 12:10} + "Andª saying,ª° Repent¹ ye:²° forª the¹ kingdomª of heavenª is at hand.ª°" {Mtt 3:2} + "Fromª that timeª Jesusª beganª° to preach,ª° andª to say,ª° Repent:ª° forª the¹ kingdomª of heavenª is at hand.ª°" {Mtt 4:17} + "He¹ answeredª²° and said,ª° I willª° not:ª butª afterwardª he repented,ª° and went.ª°" {Mtt 21:29} + "Forª Johnª cameª° untoª youª inª the wayª of righteousness,ª andª ye believedª° himª not:ª butª the¹ publicansª andª the¹ harlotsª believedª° him:ª andª ye,ª when ye had seenª° [it], repentedª° notª afterward,ª that ye might believeª° him.ª" {Mtt 21:32} + "Andª they went out,ª° and preachedª° thatª men should repent.ª°" {Mrk 6:12} + "Thenª Peterª saidª° untoª them,ª Repent,ª° andª be baptizedª° every oneª of youª inª the¹ nameª of Jesusª Christª forª the remissionª of sins,ª andª ye shall receiveª° the¹ giftª of the¹ Holyª Ghost.ª" {Act 2:38} + "Repent¹ ye²° therefore,ª andª be converted,ª° that² yourª sinsª may be blotted out,ª° whenª the timesª of refreshingª shall comeªª° fromª the presenceª of the¹ Lord;ª" {Act 3:19} + "Whenª they heardª° these things,ª they held their peace,ª° andª glorifiedª° God,ª saying,ª° Thenª hath²°¹ Godª also²¹ to the¹ Gentilesª grantedª° repentanceª untoª life.ª" {Act 11:18} + "Andªª the¹ timesª of this ignoranceª Godª winked¹ at;²° but nowª commandethª° allª menª every whereª to repent:ª°" {Act 17:30} + "Testifyingª° bothª to the Jews,ª and¹ also² to the Greeks,ª repentanceª towardª God,ª andª faithª towardª ourª Lordª Jesusª Christ.ª" {Act 20:21} + "Butª shewedª°°° firstª unto them¹ ofª Damascus,ª andª at Jerusalem,ª andª throughoutª allª the¹ coastsª of Judaea,ª andª [then] to the¹ Gentiles,ª that they should repentª° andª turnª° toª God,ª and doª° worksª meetª for repentance.ª" {Act 26:20} + "Forª godlyªª sorrowª workethª° repentanceª toª salvationª not to be repented of:ª butª the¹ sorrowª of the¹ worldª workethª° death.ª" {2Co 7:10} + "Inª meeknessª instructingª° those that oppose themselves;ª° if²° God² peradventureª¹ will giveª° themª repentanceª toª the acknowledgingª of the truth;ª ... Andª [that] they may recover themselvesª° out ofª the¹ snareª of the¹ devil,ª who are taken captiveª° byª himª atª hisª will.ª" {2Tm 2:25-26}
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