'Repent' in the Bible

and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

Then He proceeded to denounce the towns where most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent:

“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the good news!”

So they went out and preached that people should repent.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well!

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well!”

“‘No, father Abraham,’ he said. ‘But if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’

And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

“Repent,” Peter said to them, “and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out, that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.

“Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent,

Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.

Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.

Therefore repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of My mouth.

I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.

Look! I will throw her into a sickbed and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her practices.

Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come against you.

As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be committed and repent.

The rest of the people, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands to stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which are not able to see, hear, or walk.

And they did not repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts.

and people were burned by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who had the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give Him glory.

and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, yet they did not repent of their actions.