Isaiah 55:6-7
6 a“Seek the Lord while he may be found;call upon him while he is near;
7let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Matthew 3:2
2 b“Repent, for cthe kingdom of heaven is at hand.”Matthew 3:8
8Bear fruit din keeping with repentance.Matthew 4:17
17 eFrom that time Jesus began to preach, saying, f“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”Matthew 11:20-21
Woe to Unrepentant Cities
20 gThen he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. 21 h“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in iTyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.Matthew 21:28-32
The Parable of the Two Sons
28 j“What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in kthe vineyard today.’ 29And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he lchanged his mind and went. 30And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go. 31Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, mthe tax collectors and nthe prostitutes go into othe kingdom of God before you. 32For John came to you pin the way of righteousness, and qyou did not believe him, but rthe tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward schange your minds and believe him.Luke 15:7
7Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who trepents than over ninety-nine urighteous persons who need no repentance.Luke 24:47
47and that vrepentance for the ▼▼Some manuscripts for
forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed xin his name yto all nations, zbeginning from Jerusalem.
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