The process of turning away from sin and making a new choice to live in a right and good way.
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Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
All Scripture References (22)
Matthew (2)
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Mark (1)
John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Luke (5)
He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
Acts (6)
God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.
Romans (1)
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
2 Corinthians (2)
yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
2 Timothy (1)
He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
Hebrews (3)
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.
For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
2 Peter (1)
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.