32 Bible Verses about Returning To God

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Hosea 14:1

Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,
For you have stumbled because of your iniquity.

Zechariah 1:3

Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Return to Me,” declares the Lord of hosts, “that I may return to you,” says the Lord of hosts.

Nehemiah 1:9

but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of you who have been scattered were in the most remote part of the heavens, I will gather them from there and will bring them to the place where I have chosen to cause My name to dwell.’

Job 22:23

“If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored;
If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent,

Hosea 12:6

Therefore, return to your God,
Observe kindness and justice,
And wait for your God continually.

Joshua 7:20

So Achan answered Joshua and said, “Truly, I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and this is what I did:

1 Samuel 15:24-25

Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have indeed transgressed the command of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and listened to their voice. Now therefore, please pardon my sin and return with me, that I may worship the Lord.”

Matthew 27:3-4

Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!”

Isaiah 59:20

“A Redeemer will come to Zion,
And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” declares the Lord.

2 Chronicles 15:4

But in their distress they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and they sought Him, and He let them find Him.

Jeremiah 4:1

“If you will return, O Israel,” declares the Lord,
“Then you should return to Me.
And if you will put away your detested things from My presence,
And will not waver,

Jeremiah 3:12

Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say,
‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord;
‘I will not look upon you in anger.
For I am gracious,’ declares the Lord;
‘I will not be angry forever.

Jeremiah 3:14

‘Return, O faithless sons,’ declares the Lord;
‘For I am a master to you,
And I will take you one from a city and two from a family,
And I will bring you to Zion.’

Isaiah 31:6

Return to Him from whom you have deeply defected, O sons of Israel.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

Hosea 14:2

Take words with you and return to the Lord.
Say to Him, “Take away all iniquity
And receive us graciously,
That we may present the fruit of our lips.

Malachi 3:7

“From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’

Jeremiah 15:19

Therefore, thus says the Lord,
“If you return, then I will restore you—
Before Me you will stand;
And if you extract the precious from the worthless,
You will become My spokesman.
They for their part may turn to you,
But as for you, you must not turn to them.

Deuteronomy 4:30

When you are in distress and all these things have come upon you, in the latter days you will return to the Lord your God and listen to His voice.

Isaiah 19:22

The Lord will strike Egypt, striking but healing; so they will return to the Lord, and He will respond to them and will heal them.

Isaiah 10:21

A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God.

Psalm 51:13

Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners will be converted to You.

Deuteronomy 30:2

and you return to the Lord your God and obey Him with all your heart and soul according to all that I command you today, you and your sons,

1 Samuel 7:3

Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you return to the Lord with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your hearts to the Lord and serve Him alone; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

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Isaiah 44:22

“I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud
And your sins like a heavy mist.
Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”

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Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

Psalm 78:34

When He killed them, then they sought Him,
And returned and searched diligently for God;

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Amos 4:6

“But I gave you also cleanness of teeth in all your cities
And lack of bread in all your places,
Yet you have not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.

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