12 Bible Verses about Repentance And Forgiveness

"Repent," said he, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near."

I am not come to call the righteous but sinners, to repentance."

"The time is now come," he said, "and the kingdom of God is near! Repent and believe the gospel."

So they fared forth and summoned men to repentance.

"and that repentance unto remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

"Even so I tell you there is joy in the presence of the angels for God over one sinner who repents."

"Repent then! and reform, from the blotting out of your sins, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;

"The times of ignorance God overlooked, but he now commands all men that they should all, everywhere, repent;

testifying both to Jews and Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

"but I proceeded to preach, first to those in Damascus, and then in Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they must repent and turn to God and do deeds worthy of repentance.

So let us get beyond the teaching of the elementary doctrines of Christ, and let us be borne along toward what is mature. Let us not be continually laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works,