Matthew 9:13
You must go and learn what the saying means, 'It is mercy, not sacrifice, that I care for.' I did not come to invite the pious but the irreligious."
Matthew 15:18-19
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they pollute a man.
Matthew 23:25-26
Alas for you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Mark 7:21
For it is from inside, from men's hearts, that designs of evil come; immorality, stealing, murder, adultery,
Luke 7:47
Therefore, I tell you, her sins, many as they are, are forgiven, for she has loved me so much. But the man with little to be forgiven loves me but little."
Luke 11:39-40
But the Master said to him, "You Pharisees clean the outside of cups and dishes, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
Luke 15:10
In just that way, I tell you, there is joy among the angels of God over one sinful person who repents!"
Luke 15:24
for my son here was dead, and he has come to life; he was lost, and he is found!' So they began to celebrate.
Acts 3:19
So repent and turn to God, to have your sins wiped out, and happier times will come from the presence of the Lord,
Acts 8:21-22
You have no share or part in this movement, for your heart is not honest in the sight of God.
Acts 26:20
but first to the people of Damascus and Jerusalem and then all over Judea, and even to the heathen I preached that they must repent and turn to God and live as men who have repented should.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Do you not know that wrongdoers will not have any share in God's kingdom? Do not let anyone mislead you. People who are immoral or idolaters or adulterers or sensual or given to unnatural vice
Ephesians 1:6-8
so that we might praise the splendid blessing which he has given us through his beloved Son.
1 Timothy 1:15-16
It is a trustworthy saying, entitled to the fullest acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the foremost of them,
James 1:15
Then desire conceives and gives birth to sin, and when sin is mature, it brings forth death.
James 4:8-10
Approach God, and he will approach you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Make your hearts pure, you doubters!
Romans 5:16-21
Nor is there any comparison between the gift and the effects of that one man's sin. That sentence arose from the act of one man, and was for condemnation; but God's gift arose out of many offenses and results in acquittal.