Hebrews 6:1
So then let us once for all quit the elementary teaching about Christ and continue progressing toward maturity; let us stop relaying a foundation of repentance from works that mean only death, and of faith in God,
Hebrews 9:14
how much more surely will the blood of Christ, who with an eternal Spirit gave Himself a spotless offering to God, purify your consciences from works that mean mere death, to serve the ever living God?
Matthew 3:2
and saying, "Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is near."
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus continued to preach and say, "Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is near."
Matthew 5:48
So you, my followers, ought to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is."
Matthew 7:25
And the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, but it did not fall, for its pillars had been laid on a rocky foundation.
Matthew 21:29
And he answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.
Matthew 21:32
For John came to you walking in the way of uprightness, and yet you did not believe him. The tax-collectors and prostitutes did believe him, but you, even though you saw that, would not change your minds afterward and believe him.
Mark 1:1
The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ.
Mark 6:12
So they went out and preached that men should repent,
Luke 6:48
He is like a man who was building a house, who dug deep, and laid its foundation upon the rock; and when a flood came, the torrent burst upon that house but it could not shake it, because it was well built.
John 1:1-3
In the beginning the Word existed; and the Word was face to face with God; yea, the Word was God Himself.
John 5:24
"I most solemnly say to you, whoever listens to me and believes Him who has sent me possesses eternal life, and will never come under condemnation, but has already passed out of death into life.
John 12:44
But Jesus cried aloud, "Whoever believes in me believes not merely in me but in Him who has sent me;
John 14:1
"Stop letting your hearts be troubled; keep on believing in God, and also in me.
Acts 2:38
Peter said to them, "You must repent -- and, as an expression of it, let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ -- that you may have your sins forgiven; and then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,
Acts 3:19
So now repent and turn to Him, to have your sins wiped out, that times of revival may come from the presence of the Lord,
Acts 11:18
When they heard this, they had no answer to make, but gave God the glory, saying, "So God has given even the heathen the repentance that leads to life."
Acts 17:30
Though God overlooked those times of ignorance, He now commands all men everywhere to repent,
Acts 20:21
but constantly and earnestly I urged Greeks as well as Jews to turn with repentance to God and to have faith in our Lord Jesus.
Acts 26:20
but I began to preach first to the people of Damascus and Jerusalem, and all over Judea, and then to the heathen, to repent and turn to God, and to live lives consistent with such repentance.
1 Corinthians 3:10-12
As a skilled architect, in accordance with God's unmerited favor given to me, I laid a foundation, and now another is building upon it. But every builder must be careful how he builds upon it;
1 Corinthians 13:10
But when perfection comes, what is imperfect will be set aside.
2 Corinthians 7:1
So, since we have such promises as these, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles our bodies and spirits, and in reverence to God carry on our consecration to completeness.
2 Corinthians 7:10
For the sorrow that comes in accordance with the will of God results in repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regrets, but the sorrow the world produces results in death.
Galatians 5:19-21
Now the practices of the lower nature are clear enough: Sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,
Ephesians 2:1
You too were dead because of the shortcomings and sins
Ephesians 2:5
has made us, though dead because of our shortcomings, live again in fellowship with Christ -- it is by His unmerited favor that you have been saved.
Ephesians 4:12
for the immediate equipment of God's people for the work of service, for the ultimate building up of the body of Christ,
Philippians 3:12-15
It is not a fact that I have already secured it or already reached perfection, but I am pressing on to see if I can capture it, the ideal for which I was captured by Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:28
We are proclaiming Him, warning everyone and teaching everyone with ample wisdom, in order to present to God everyone mature through union with Christ.
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, one of your own number, a slave of Christ Jesus, wishes to be remembered to you. He is always earnestly pleading for you in his prayers that you may stand fast as men mature and of firm convictions in everything required by the will of God.
1 Timothy 3:16
Undoubtedly the mystery of our religion is a great wonder: "He was made visible in human form; He was vindicated by the Spirit; He was seen by angels; He was proclaimed among the heathen; He was trusted in throughout the world; He was taken up to glory."
1 Timothy 6:19
in this way amassing for themselves the riches that forever endure in the life to come, so that at last they may grasp the life that is life indeed.
2 Timothy 2:19
But God's foundation stands unshaken, with these inscriptions: "The Lord knows the people who belong to Him" and "Everyone who bears the name of the Lord must abstain from evil."
2 Timothy 2:25-26
With gentleness he must correct his opponents, for God might grant them repentance that would lead them to a full knowledge of the truth,
Hebrews 5:12-14
For although you ought to be teachers of others because you have been Christians so long, you actually need someone to teach you over and over again the very elements of the truths that God has given us, and you have gotten into such a state that you are in constant need of milk instead of solid food.
Hebrews 7:11
Now if perfection had been reached through the Levitical priesthood -- for on it as a basis even the law was enacted for the people-- what further need would there have been of appointing a different priest, with the rank of Melchizedek, instead of designating one with the rank of Aaron?
Hebrews 11:6
but without faith it is impossible to please Him, for anyone who approaches God must believe that there is a God and that He gives rewards to all who earnestly try to find Him.
Hebrews 12:13
and keep your feet in straight paths, so that limbs may not be dislocated, but instead be cured.
James 1:4
but you must let your endurance come to its perfect product, so that you may be fully developed and perfectly equipped, without any defects.
1 Peter 1:21
who through Him trust in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory; so that your faith and hope may rest in God.
1 Peter 5:10
And God, the giver of every spiritual blessing, who through your union with Christ has called you to His eternal glory, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself make you perfect, firm, and strong,
1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God; yet if we practice loving one another, God remains in union with us, and our love for Him attains perfection in our hearts,
1 John 5:10-13
Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his own heart. Whoever does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has borne to His Son.