'Repent' in the Bible

if they turn their hearts back to you in the land where they have been taken captive, repent, and pray to you even if they do so in the land of their captivity confessing, "We have sinned, we have committed abominations, and practiced wickedness,'

Despite everything that happened, Jeroboam never did repent of his evil practices. Instead, he appointed even more people to act as priests for the high places. Anyone who wanted to be a priest was ordained to be a priest in the high places.

if they turn their hearts back to you in the land where they have been taken captive, repent, and pray to you even if they do so in the land where they have been taken captive confessing, "We have sinned, we have committed abominations, and practiced wickedness,'

Repent! Let there be no injustice; Change your ways! My vindication is at stake.

He opens their ears and instructs them, commanding them to repent from evil.

As a result, I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes."

If the ungodly one doesn't repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will string his bow and prepare it.

God, who is enthroned from long ago, will hear me and humble them. Interlude Because they do not repent, they do not fear God.

LORD, don't your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they didn't flinch. You brought them to an end, but they refused to receive discipline. They made their faces harder than stone, and they refused to repent.

Why has this people turned away? Why does Jerusalem continue in apostasy? They hold on to deceit and refuse to repent.

Therefore, this is what the LORD says: "If you repent, I'll take you back and you will stand before me. If you speak what is worthwhile, instead of what is worthless, then you will be my spokesman. People will turn to you, but you aren't to turn to them.

"Now say to the people of Judah and to the residents of Jerusalem, "This is what the LORD says: "Look, I'm designing a disaster just for you, and I'm making plans against you. Each one of you must repent from his evil way. Make your ways and deeds right."'

Perhaps they'll listen, and each of them will repent from his evil way. Then I'll change my mind about the disaster I'm planning to bring on them because of their evil deeds.

If you warn the wicked person, and he doesn't repent of his wickedness or of his wicked behavior, he'll die in his sin, but you will have saved your own life.

"Therefore, Israel, I'm going to judge you according to the behavior of each and every one of you," declares the Lord GOD. "So repent and turn from all your sins so that sin won't keep on being a stumbling block for you.

I don't take pleasure in the death of anyone who dies," declares the LORD. "So repent, so you may live!"

"Tell them, "As certainly as I'm alive and living,' declares the Lord GOD, "I receive no pleasure in the death of the wicked. Instead, my pleasure is that the wicked repent from their behavior and live. Turn back! Turn back, all of you, from your wicked behavior! Why do you have to die, you house of Israel?'"

"They will not return to the land of Egypt; instead, the Assyrian will be their king, because they kept refusing to repent.

"Repent, because the kingdom from heaven is near!"

From then on, Jesus began to announce, "Repent, because the kingdom from heaven is near!"

Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had taken place, because they didn't repent.

He said, "The time is now! The kingdom of God is near! Repent, and keep believing the gospel!"

So they went and preached that people should repent.

Absolutely not, I tell you! But if you don't repent, then you, too, will all die.

Absolutely not, I tell you! But if you don't repent, then you, too, will all die."

In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who don't need to repent."

"But the rich man replied, "No, father Abraham! But if someone from the dead went to them, they would repent.'

Even if he sins against you seven times in a day and comes back to you seven times and says, "I repent,' you must forgive him."

Peter answered them, "Every one of you must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus the Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift.

Therefore, repent and turn to him to have your sins blotted out,

So repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, your heart's intent may be forgiven you.

Though God has overlooked those times of ignorance, he now commands everyone everywhere to repent,

Instead, I first told the people in Damascus and Jerusalem, then all the people in Judea and after that the gentiles to repent, turn to God, and perform deeds that are consistent with such repentance.

Or are you unaware of his rich kindness, forbearance, and patience, that it is God's kindness that is leading you to repent?

Now I am happy, not because you had such sorrow, but because your sorrow led you to repent. For you were sorry in a godly way, and so you were not hurt by us in any way.

and gentle when refuting opponents. After all, maybe God will allow them to repent and to come to a full knowledge of the truth,

For you know that afterwards, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected because he could not find any opportunity to repent, even though he begged to repent with tears.

The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some people understand slowness, but is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to perish, but wants everyone to repent.

Therefore, remember how far you have fallen. Repent and go back to what you were doing at first. If you don't, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place unless you repent.

So repent. If you don't, I will come to you quickly and wage war against them with the sword of my mouth.

I gave her time to repent, but she refused to repent of her immorality.

Look! I am going to strike her with illness. Those who commit adultery with her will also suffer greatly, unless they repent from acting like her.

So remember what you received and heard. Obey it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you won't know the time when I will come to you.

I correct and discipline those whom I love, so be serious and repent!

The rest of the people who survived these plagues did not repent from their evil actions or stop worshiping demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk.

They did not repent from their murders, their witchcraft, their sexual immorality, or their thefts.

and they were burned by the fierce heat. They cursed the name of God, who has the authority over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

and cursed the God of heaven because of their pain-filled sores. But they did not repent of their behavior.