Matthew 4:17

Jesus Chooses Some Followers

¹⁶ The people that were living in darkness Have seen a great light, And on those who were living in the land of the shadow of death A light has dawned!" ¹⁷ From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent! for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!" ¹⁸ As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who was afterward called Peter, and his brother, Andrew, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

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Matthew 3:2

"Repent!" he said, "for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!"

Mark 1:14-15

After John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the good news from God,

Luke 24:47

and that repentance leading to the forgiveness of sins should be preached to all the heathen in his name.

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, "You must repent, and every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, in order to have your sins forgiven; then you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit,

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they made no further objection, but they gave honor to God, and said, "Then God has given even the heathen repentance and the hope of life!"

Acts 17:30

While God overlooked those times of ignorance, he now calls upon all men everywhere to repent,

Acts 20:21

but earnestly urged Greeks as well as Jews to turn to God in repentance and to believe in our Lord Jesus.

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 10:7

And as you go about, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!'

Matthew 11:12

But from the time of John the Baptist until now men have been taking the Kingdom of Heaven by storm and impetuously crowding into it.

Matthew 13:9

Let him who has ears listen!"

Matthew 13:11

He answered, "You are permitted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but they are not.

Matthew 13:24

Another figure which he used in speaking to them was this: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

Matthew 13:47

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net that was let down into the sea, and inclosed fish of all kinds.

Matthew 25:1

"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Luke 5:32

I have not come to invite the pious but the irreligious to repentance!"

Luke 9:2

and he sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick.

Luke 10:11-14

'The very dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off in protest. But understand this: the Kingdom of God is at hand!'

Luke 15:7

I tell you, in just that way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinful person who repents, than over ninety-nine upright people who do not need any repentance.

Luke 15:10

In just that way, I tell you, there is joy among the angels of God over one sinful person who repents!"

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 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.

2 Timothy 2:25-26

correcting his opponents with gentleness; for God may possibly let them repent and acknowledge the truth,

Hebrews 6:1

Let us therefore leave elementary Christian teaching alone and advance toward maturity. We must not be always relaying foundations, of repentance for wrong-doing, and of faith in God,