46 Bible Verses about Repentance

And responding to them He said, Do you think that those Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered these things? T say unto you, Nay: but unless you may repent, you shall all likewise perish.

And hearing these things, they acquiesced, and glorified God, saying, Then God has also given unto the Gentiles repentance unto life.

And hearing these things, they acquiesced, and glorified God, saying, Then God has also given unto the Gentiles repentance unto life.

So, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

I say unto you that so there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, rather than ninety and nine just persons who have not need of repentance.

Then indeed God winking at the times of ignorance, now commands all men everywhere to repent: as He has appointed a day, in which he is about to judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; giving faith to all, having raised Him from the dead.

So if any one is in Christ, he is a new creature: old things have passed away; behold, they have become new.

for they proclaim concerning what kind of reception we had unto you; and how you turned to God from the idols, to serve the true and the living God,

Therefore let us indeed, having around us so great a cloud of witnesses, having laid aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset us, run with patience the race which is set before us, looking unto Jesus the beginner and perfecter of our faith; who for the joy that was placed before him, endured the cross, looking with contempt at the shame, and has sat down on the right hand of the throne of God.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not corrupt, and thieves do not break through and steal: for where your treasure is, there will be your heart also.

So many as I love, I rebuke and chastise; be zealous, and repent.

And Peter said to them, Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

and saying, That the time is fulfilled: the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel.

Remember therefore whence you have fallen, and repent, and do your first works; lest I come to you, and shall move your candlestick out of its place, if you do not repent.

Repent, therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that seasons of soul-renewing may come from the presence of the Lord,

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you have slain, hanging him on the wood; Him hath God exalted at His own right hand, a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance and remission of sins to Israel.

And the Pharisees seeing, said to His disciples, Wherefore does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners? And Jesus hearing said to them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. But having gone, learned what this is, I wish mercy and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And the scribes and Pharisees, seeing Him eating with the publicans and sinners, were saying to His disciples, Why does He eat and drink with publicans and sinners? Jesus hearing, says to them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And their scribes and the Pharisees were murmuring to His disciples, saying, Wherefore do you eat and drink with publicans and, sinners? And Jesus responding said to them, They that are whole have not need of a physician, but they that are sick; I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.

and many of those having believed came, confessing, and renouncing their practices.

And hearing, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, Men, brethren, what must we do?

And Peter said to them, Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Repent, therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that seasons of soul-renewing may come from the presence of the Lord,

And there were certain ones at that time announcing to him concerning the Galileans, whose blood Pilate mixed with their sacrifices. And responding to them He said, Do you think that those Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered these things? T say unto you, Nay: but unless you may repent, you shall all likewise perish. read more.
Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Saloam fell, and killed them, do you think that they were offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem? I say unto you, Nay: but unless you may repent, you will all likewise perish.

To the angel who is in the church at Ephesus write; The one holding the seven stars in his right hand, the one walking about in the midst of the golden candlesticks, says these things; I know your works, and your labor, and your patience, and that you are not able to bear the wicked; and you have tried those who say they are apostles, and are not, and have found them to be liars: and you have patience and have borne with them for my name's sake, and have not fainted. read more.
But I have something against you, because you have left your first love. Remember therefore whence you have fallen, and repent, and do your first works; lest I come to you, and shall move your candlestick out of its place, if you do not repent.

who at one time were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, the ark being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls were saved through the water.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some people count slackness; but is long-suffering for your sakes, not wishing that any should perish, but all come to repentance.

Then He began to upbraid the cities in which the most mighty works of His were performed, because they did not repent. Woe unto thee, Chorazin! Woe unto thee, Bethsaida! because if the mighty works which were wrought in you had been in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Moreover I say unto you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. read more.
And thou, Capernaum, art thou not exalted up to heaven? thou shall be cast down to Hades: because if the mighty works which were wrought in thee had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. Moreover I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

T say unto you, Nay: but unless you may repent, you shall all likewise perish.

I say unto you, Nay: but unless you may repent, you will all likewise perish.

In those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand. This is the one, who is spoken of by Isaiah the prophet saying, The voice of one roaring in the wilderness; Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight His paths. read more.
And the same John had his raiment from camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the region about the Jordan, were coming out to him, and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them; O generations of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance; and think not to say among yourselves; We have Abraham, our father; for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. But already the ax is laid to the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but there is One coming after me more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry; He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire.

And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on the one coming after him, that is Jesus.

and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And he came into all the region round about the Jordan preaching the baptism of repentance unto the remissions of sins,

and saying, That the time is fulfilled: the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel.

witnessing both to Jews, and to Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not: but the publicans and harlots believed him, and you, seeing, did not afterward regret it, in order that you might believe him.

for they proclaim concerning what kind of reception we had unto you; and how you turned to God from the idols, to serve the true and the living God,

And the people were scorched with a great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, Who has power over these plagues: and they did not repent to give him glory.

And the rest of the men who were not slain by these plagues did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and wood; which are neither able to see, nor to hear, nor to walk:

Weep, and mourn, lament: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sorrow. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will raise you up.

Remember therefore whence you have fallen, and repent, and do your first works; lest I come to you, and shall move your candlestick out of its place, if you do not repent.

Repent; otherwise I am coming to you quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

And Peter said to them, Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Repent, therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that seasons of soul-renewing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Therefore repent of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perchance the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee;

Remember therefore whence you have fallen, and repent, and do your first works; lest I come to you, and shall move your candlestick out of its place, if you do not repent.

Remember therefore how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If you do not watch, I will come as a thief, and you shall not know what hour I will come upon you.

So many as I love, I rebuke and chastise; be zealous, and repent.

And Peter remembered the word of Jesus having spoken to him, That before the cock shall crow, thou wilt deny me thrice. And having gone out, he wept bitterly.

And the cock crew the second time. And Peter remembered the word which Jesus told him; That, before the cock shall crow twice, thou wilt deny me thrice. And having gone out, he continued to weep.

And having gone out, he wept bitterly.

Then indeed God winking at the times of ignorance, now commands all men everywhere to repent:

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not: but the publicans and harlots believed him, and you, seeing, did not afterward regret it, in order that you might believe him.

The men of Nineveh will rise in judgment with this generation, and condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

And hearing these things, they acquiesced, and glorified God, saying, Then God has also given unto the Gentiles repentance unto life.

in meekness correcting the adversaries; if peradventure God may grant unto them repentance into the perfect knowledge of the truth,

But the publican, standing a great way off, did not wish even to lift up his eyes to the heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me the sinner.

Having risen I will go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: and I am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And having risen, he came to his father. And he being yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having run, fell upon his neck, and kissed him copiously. read more.
And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: and I am no more worthy to be called thy son.

Therefore repent of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perchance the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee;

and saying, That the time is fulfilled: the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel.

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent; for the kingdom of the heavens draweth nigh.

Blessed are the meek, because they shall inherit the earth.

I say unto you that so there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, rather than ninety and nine just persons who have not need of repentance.

Repent, therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that seasons of soul-renewing may come from the presence of the Lord,

but first to those in Damascus, and also in Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and to the Gentiles, I was preaching that they should repent and turn to God, doing things worthy of repentance.

Then indeed he purchased a field by the reward of iniquity, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels burst out;

Then Judas, the one having betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, being seized with remorse, returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I sinned betraying the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? See thou to it. And throwing down the money in the temple, he departed; and having gone away hung himself.

Men, brethren, it behooved the scripture which the Holy Ghost predicted through the mouth of David concerning Judas, the one becoming leader to those arresting Jesus, to be fulfilled;

witnessing both to Jews, and to Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

And having gone out they preached that they must repent;

So, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

I say unto you that so there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, rather than ninety and nine just persons who have not need of repentance.

For a godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world works out death.

For a godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world works out death.

For a godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world works out death.

For a godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world works out death.

For behold, how great enthusiasm, yes, how great apology, yes, how great clearing up, yes, how great fear, yes, how great longing, yes, how great zeal, yes, how great avenging, this same godly sorrow did work in you! In everything you have established yourselves to be pure in the matter.

now I rejoice, not because you grieved, but because you grieved unto repentance: for you grieved toward God, in order that you may receive damage by us in nothing.

and saying, That the time is fulfilled: the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel.

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent; for the kingdom of the heavens draweth nigh.

And I gave her time that she might repent, and she does not wish to repent of her fornication.

Then Judas, the one having betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, being seized with remorse, returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I sinned betraying the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? See thou to it. And throwing down the money in the temple, he departed; and having gone away hung himself.

But they were only hearing that The one persecuting us at one time is now preaching the faith which he was once desolating;

But the other one responding, rebuked him saying, Do you not fear God, because you are in the same condemnation? and we indeed justly; for we are receiving the deservings of the things we did: but this one has done nothing amiss.

And Peter remembered the word of Jesus having spoken to him, That before the cock shall crow, thou wilt deny me thrice. And having gone out, he wept bitterly.

And he responding said, I am not willing: but afterward, having regretted, he went.

and having come to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread in abundance, but here I perish with hunger! Having risen I will go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: and I am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

But he said, No, father Abraham: but if one may go to them from the dead, they will repent. But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded if one may rise from the dead.

Then He began to upbraid the cities in which the most mighty works of His were performed, because they did not repent.

For it is impossible that those having been once enlightened, and tasted the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and having tasted the beautiful word of God, and the dynamites of the coming age, indeed having fallen away, to renew them again unto repentance; having crucified to themselves again the Son of God, and put him to an open shame.

lest any one may be a fornicator, or a profane person, as was Esau, who for one morsel sold his birthright. For you know that, wishing to inherit the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance even though having sought it diligently with tears.

And all the publicans and sinners were drawing nigh to Him to hear Him. And the Pharisees and scribes were murmuring, saying, that, He receives sinners, and eats with them. And He spoke this parable to them, saying, read more.
What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the desert, and go after the lost one, until he may find it? And having found it, places it on his shoulders, rejoicing: and having come into the house, calls together the friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you that so there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, rather than ninety and nine just persons who have not need of repentance. Or what woman having ten drachmae, if she may lose one drachma, does she not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she may find it? And having found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, because I have found the drachma which I lost. So, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

But having gone, learned what this is, I wish mercy and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

and having come to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread in abundance, but here I perish with hunger! Having risen I will go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: and I am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. read more.
And having risen, he came to his father. And he being yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having run, fell upon his neck, and kissed him copiously. And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: and I am no more worthy to be called thy son.

saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some people count slackness; but is long-suffering for your sakes, not wishing that any should perish, but all come to repentance.

Do you look with contempt upon the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God is leading you to repentance?

Behold, a woman who was a sinner, in the city, also having learned that He is dining in the house of the Pharisee, breaking an alabaster box of myrrh, and standing behind by His feet, weeping, began to moisten His feel with tears, and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and she continued to copiously kiss His feet, and to anoint them with the myrrh. And the Pharisee, having invited Him, seeing, spoke within himself, saying, If He were a prophet, He would know who and what kind the woman is, who touches Him, because she is a sinner. read more.
And Jesus responding said to him, Simon, I have something to say to thee. And he says, Speak, Teacher. There were two debtors to a certain creditor: the one owed him five hundred denaria, and the other fifty. And they not being able to pay, he forgave them both. Then which one of them will love him the more? Simon responding said, I perceive, that he, to whom he forgave the more. And He said to him, You answered correctly. And turning to the woman He said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I came into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hairs. Thou gavest me no kiss: she, from the time I came in, did not cease copiously kissing my feet. Thou didst not anoint my head with oil: but she anointed my feet with myrrh. Therefore I say unto thee, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth little. And He said to her; Thy sins are forgiven.

And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: and I am no more worthy to be called thy son.

But the publican, standing a great way off, did not wish even to lift up his eyes to the heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me the sinner.

And the cock crew the second time. And Peter remembered the word which Jesus told him; That, before the cock shall crow twice, thou wilt deny me thrice. And having gone out, he continued to weep.

and repentance unto remission of sins is to be preached in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

Do you look with contempt upon the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God is leading you to repentance?

And hearing these things, they acquiesced, and glorified God, saying, Then God has also given unto the Gentiles repentance unto life.

And Peter said to them, Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Him hath God exalted at His own right hand, a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance and remission of sins to Israel.

and many of those having believed came, confessing, and renouncing their practices.

And he responding said, I am not willing: but afterward, having regretted, he went.

and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.