Pro 1:22-23, Isa 55:7, Mat 9:13, Luk 24:47, Act 2:23, 36, 38-41, 9:17 | ESV | STEP | How long , O simple ones , will you love being simple ? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge ?

Proverbs 1:22-23

22 “How long, O ^asimple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will ^bscoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools ^chate knowledge?
23 If you turn at my reproof, ^{▼▼Or Will you turn away at my reproof?}
behold, I will ^epour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.

Isaiah 55:7

7 let 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 9:13

13 Go and learn ^fwhat this means: ^g‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For ^hI came not to call the righteous, ⁱbut sinners.”

Luke 24:47

47 and that ^jrepentance for the ^{▼▼Some manuscripts for} forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ^lin his name ^mto all nations, ⁿbeginning from Jerusalem.

Acts 2:23

23 this Jesus, ^{▼▼Greek this one} ^pdelivered up according to ^qthe definite plan and ^rforeknowledge of God, ^syou crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.

Acts 2:36

36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that ^tGod has made him ^uboth Lord and Christ, this Jesus ^vwhom you crucified.”

Acts 2:38-41

38 And Peter said to them, ^w“Repent and ^xbe baptized every one of you ^yin the name of Jesus Christ ^zfor the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive ^aathe gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For ^abthe promise is for you and ^acfor your children and for all ^adwho are far off, everyone ^aewhom the Lord our God calls to himself.” 40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, ^af“Save yourselves from this ^agcrooked generation.” 41 So those who received his word were baptized, and ^ahthere were added that day about three thousand souls.

Acts 9:17

17 So ^aiAnanias departed and entered the house. And ^ajlaying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and ^akbe filled with the Holy Spirit.”