Matthew 9:13
Go and learn what this means--'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice'; for I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast."
Matthew 15:18-19
But the things that come out from the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a man;
Matthew 23:25-26
Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are filled with the results of greed and self-indulgence.
Mark 7:21
For it is from within, out of the hearts of men, that there come evil thoughts--unchastity, theft, murder, adultery,
Mark 7:23
All these wicked things come from within, and do defile a man."
Luke 7:47
And for this, I tell you, her sins, many as they are, have been pardoned, because she has loved greatly; but one who has little pardoned him, loves but little."
Luke 11:39-40
But the Master said to him: "You Pharisees do, it is true, clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside you yourselves are filled with greed and wickedness.
Luke 15:10
So, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of God's angels over one outcast that repents."
Luke 15:24
For here is my son who was dead, and is alive again, was lost, and is found.' So they began making merry.
Acts 3:19
Therefore, repent and turn, that your sins may be wiped away; so that happier times may come from the Lord himself,
Acts 8:21-22
You have no share or part in our Message, for your 'heart is not right with God.'
Acts 26:20
On the contrary, first to those at Damascus and Jerusalem, and then through the whole of Judea, and to the Gentiles as well, I began to preach repentance and conversion to God, and a life befitting that repentance.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Do not you know that wrong-doers will have no share in God's Kingdom? Do not be deceived. No one who is immoral, or an idolater, or an adulterer, or licentious, or a sodomite,
Ephesians 1:6-8
And so to enhance that glorious manifestation of his loving- kindness which he gave us in The Beloved;
1 Timothy 1:15-16
How true the saying is, and worthy of the fullest acceptance, that 'Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners'! And there is no greater sinner than I!
James 1:15
Then Passion conceives and gives birth to Sin, and Sin, on reaching maturity, brings forth Death.
James 4:8-10
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Make your hands clean, you sinners; and your hearts pure, you vacillating men!
Romans 5:16-21
There is a contrast, too, between the gift and the results of the one man's sin. The judgment, which followed upon the one man's sin, resulted in condemnation, but God's gracious Gift, which followed upon many offences, resulted in a decree of righteousness.