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150 Bible verses for repentance of sins
But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away.
If my own people will humbly pray and turn back to me and stop sinning, then I will answer them from heaven. I will forgive them and make their land fertile once again.
You are kind, God! Please have pity on me. You are always merciful! Please wipe away my sins.Create pure thoughts in me and make me faithful again.Don't chase me away from you or take your Holy Spirit away from me.Make me as happy as you did when you saved me; make me want to obey!I will teach sinners your Law, and they will return to you.Keep me from any deadly sin. Only you can save me! Then I will shout and sing about your power to save.Help me to speak, and I will praise you, Lord.Offerings and sacrifices are not what you want.The way to please you is to be truly sorry deep in our hearts. This is the kind of sacrifice you won't refuse.Please be willing, Lord, to help the city of Zion and to rebuild its walls.Then you will be pleased with the proper sacrifices, and we will offer bulls on your altar once again.Wash me clean from all of my sin and guilt.
Give up your evil ways and your evil thoughts. Return to the Lord our God. He will be merciful and forgive your sins.
You surely don't think much of God's wonderful goodness or of his patience and willingness to put up with you. Don't you know that the reason God is good to you is because he wants you to turn to him?
Peter said to them, “Turn to God and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
If you don't confess your sins, you will be a failure. But God will be merciful if you confess your sins and give them up.
Jesus said, “In the same way there is more happiness in heaven because of one sinner who turns to God than over 99 good people who don't need to.”
I, the Lord, invite you to come and talk it over. Your sins are scarlet red, but they will be whiter than snow or wool.
So I confessed my sins and told them all to you. I said, “I'll tell the Lord each one of my sins.” Then you forgave me and took away my guilt.
Then Jesus started preaching, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”
Suppose wicked people stop sinning and start obeying my laws and doing right. They won't be put to death.All their sins will be forgiven, and they will live because they did right.I, the Lord God, don't like to see wicked people die. I had much rather see them turn back from their sins and live.
The Lord isn't slow about keeping his promises, as some people think he is. In fact, God is patient, because he wants everyone to turn from sin and no one to be lost.
The Lord said: It isn't too late. You can still return to me with all your heart. Start crying and mourning! Go without eating.Don't rip your clothes to show your sorrow. Instead, turn back to me with broken hearts. I am merciful, kind, and caring. I don't easily lose my temper, and I don't like to punish.
Go and learn what the Scriptures mean when they say, ‘Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to others.’ I didn't come to invite good people to be my followers. I came to invite sinners.”
The holy Lord God of Israel had told all of you, “I will keep you safe if you turn back to me and calm down. I will make you strong if you quietly trust me.” Then you stubbornly
Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Clean up your lives, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you people who can't make up your mind.
I will take away your stubborn heart and give you a new heart and a desire to be faithful. You will have only pure thoughts,
In the past, God forgave all this because people did not know what they were doing. But now he says that everyone everywhere must turn to him.
They also say that all people of every nation must be told in my name to turn to God, in order to be forgiven. So beginning in Jerusalem,
Turn back to me! I have rescued you and swept away your sins as though they were clouds.
If you kept record of our sins, no one could last long.But you forgive us, and so we will worship you.
When we were young, we strayed and sinned, but then we realized what we had done. We are ashamed and disgraced and want to return to you.”
My children, I am writing this so you won't sin. But if you do sin, Jesus Christ always does the right thing, and he will speak to the Father for us.But if we love others, we are in the light, and we don't cause problems for them.If we hate others, we are living and walking in the dark. We don't know where we are going, because we can't see in the dark.Children, I am writing you, because your sins have been forgiven in the name of Christ.Parents, I am writing you, because you have known the one who was there from the beginning. Young people, I am writing you, because you have defeated the evil one.Children, I am writing you, because you have known the Father. Parents, I am writing you, because you have known the one who was there from the beginning. Young people, I am writing you, because you are strong. God's message is firm in your hearts, and you have defeated the evil one.Don't love the world or anything that belongs to the world. If you love the world, you cannot love the Father.Our foolish pride comes from this world, and so do our selfish desires and our desire to have everything we see. None of this comes from the Father.The world and the desires it causes are disappearing. But if we obey God, we will live forever.Children, this is the last hour. You heard that the enemy of Christ would appear at this time, and many of Christ's enemies have already appeared. So we know the last hour is here.These people came from our own group, yet they were not really part of us. If they had been part of us, they would have stayed with us. But they left, which proves they did not belong to our group.Christ is the sacrifice that takes away our sins and the sins of all the world's people.
How far has the Lord taken our sins from us? Farther than the distance from east to west!
Then the Lord told me: Stop talking like a fool! If you turn back to me and speak my message, I will let you be my prophet once again. I hope the people of Judah will accept what you say. But you can ignore their threats, *
I will go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against God in heaven and against you.I am no longer good enough to be called your son. Treat me like one of your workers.’ ”
But I wipe away your sins because of who I am. And so, I will forget the wrongs you have done.
When they heard Peter say this, they stopped arguing and started praising God. They said, “God has now let Gentiles turn to him, and he has given life to them!”
“No sir,” the woman answered. Then Jesus told her, “I am not going to accuse you either. You may go now, but don't sin anymore.”
The way to please you is to be truly sorry deep in our hearts. This is the kind of sacrifice you won't refuse.
Christ sacrificed his life's blood to set us free, which means our sins are now forgiven. Christ did this because of God's gift of undeserved grace to us. God has great wisdom and understanding,
But Christ was sinless, and he offered himself as an eternal and spiritual sacrifice to God. This is why his blood is much more powerful and makes our consciences clear. Now we can serve the living God and no longer do things that lead to death.
Then he said: I promise you this. If you don't change and become like a child, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.
So John the Baptist showed up in the desert and told everyone, “Turn back to God and be baptized! Then your sins will be forgiven.”
Our holy God lives forever in the highest heavens, and this is what he says: Though I live high above in the holy place, I am here to help those who are humble and depend only on me.
Later that day Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “I will give half of my property to the poor. And I will now pay back four times as much to everyone I have ever cheated.” Jesus said to Zacchaeus, “Today you and your family have been saved, because you are a true son of Abraham.
First I preached to the people in Damascus, and then I went to Jerusalem and all over Judea. Finally, I went to the Gentiles and said, “Stop sinning and turn to God! Then prove what you have done by the way you live.”
Later, they may feel sorry for what they did and ask your forgiveness. Answer them when they pray toward this temple I have built for you in your chosen city, here in this land you gave their ancestors. From your home in heaven, listen to their sincere prayers and do what they ask.
The Spirit of the Lord God has taken control of me! The Lord has chosen and sent me to tell the oppressed the good news, to heal the brokenhearted, and to announce freedom for prisoners and captives.
I will judge each of you for what you've done. So stop sinning, or else you will certainly be punished.Give up your evil ways and start thinking pure thoughts. And be faithful to me! Do you really want to be put to death for your sins?
Our God, no one is like you. We are all that is left of your chosen people, and you freely forgive our sin and guilt. You don't stay angry forever; you're glad to have pityand pleased to be merciful. You will trample on our sins and throw them in the sea.
“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” This saying is true, and it can be trusted. I was the worst sinner of all!
The tax collector stood off at a distance and did not think he was good enough even to look up toward heaven. He was so sorry for what he had done that he pounded his chest and prayed, “God, have pity on me! I am such a sinner.”
If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest.Take the yoke I give you. Put it on your shoulders and learn from me. I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest.to ask Jesus, “Are you the one we should be looking for? Or must we wait for someone else?”This yoke is easy to bear, and this burden is light.
I know about my sins, and I cannot forget the burden of my guilt.You are really the one I have sinned against; I have disobeyed you and have done wrong. So it is right and fair for you to correct and punish me.
Christ carried the burden of our sins. He was nailed to the cross, so we would stop sinning and start living right. By his cuts and bruises you are healed.
I am your servant, but I have wandered away like a lost sheep. Please come after me, because I have not forgotten your teachings.
He was wounded and crushed because of our sins; by taking our punishment, he made us completely well.
Some of you used to be like that. But now the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and the power of God's Spirit have washed you and made you holy and acceptable to God.
But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful.
With all your heart you must trust the Lord and not your own judgment.Always let him lead you, and he will clear the road for you to follow.
Look deep into my heart, God, and find out everything I am thinking.Don't let me follow evil ways, but lead me in the way that time has proven true.
Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.
Tell them that as surely as I am the living Lord God, I don't like to see wicked people die. I enjoy seeing them turn from their sins and live. So if the Israelites want to live, they must stop sinning and turn back to me.
I am your servant. Don't try me in your court, because no one is innocent by your standards.
Only Jesus has the power to save! His name is the only one in all the world that can save anyone.
I pray that God, who gives peace, will make you completely holy. And may your spirit, soul, and body be kept healthy and faultless until our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
All of us have sinned and fallen short of God's glory.But God treats us much better than we deserve, and because of Christ Jesus, he freely accepts us and sets us free from our sins.
We must try to become mature and start thinking about more than just the basic things we were taught about Christ. We shouldn't need to keep talking about why we ought to turn from deeds that bring death and why we ought to have faith in God.
You were saved by faith in God, who treats us much better than we deserve. This is God's gift to you, and not anything you have done on your own.It isn't something you have earned, so there is nothing you can brag about.
Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new.
Not at all! But you can be sure that if you don't turn back to God, every one of you will also be killed.
None of us know our faults. Forgive me when I sin without knowing it.Don't let me do wrong on purpose, Lord, or let sin have control over my life. Then I will be innocent, and not guilty of some terrible fault.
My friends, God has made us these promises. So we should stay away from everything that keeps our bodies and spirits from being clean. We should honor God and try to be completely like him.
If my thoughts had been sinful, he would have refused to hear me.But God did listen and answered my prayer.Sing about his glorious name. Honor him with praises.Let's praise God! He listened when I prayed, and he is always kind.
“I am the way, the truth, and the life!” Jesus answered. “Without me, no one can go to the Father.
If we truly love God, our sins will be forgiven; if we show him respect, we will keep away from sin.
By faith we have been made acceptable to God. And now, thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ, we have peace with God.
But even if we don't feel at ease, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.Dear friends, if we feel at ease in the presence of God, we will have the courage to come near him.
I have more troubles than I can count. My sins are all around me, and I can't find my way. My sins outnumber the hairs on my head, and I feel weak.
The son said, “Father, I have sinned against God in heaven and against you. I am no longer good enough to be called your son.”
If you have faith when you pray for sick people, they will get well. The Lord will heal them, and if they have sinned, he will forgive them.If you have sinned, you should tell each other what you have done. Then you can pray for one another and be healed. The prayer of an innocent person is powerful, and it can help a lot.
Be humble when you correct people who oppose you. Maybe God will lead them to turn to him and learn the truth.They have been trapped by the devil, and he makes them obey him, but God may help them escape.
Everything and everyone that the Father has given me will come to me, and I won't turn any of them away.
So if you are about to place your gift on the altar and remember that someone is angry with you,leave your gift there in front of the altar. Make peace with that person, then come back and offer your gift to God.
Real love isn't our love for God, but his love for us. God sent his Son to be the sacrifice by which our sins are forgiven.
So let's come near God with pure hearts and a confidence that comes from having faith. Let's keep our hearts pure, our consciences free from evil, and our bodies washed with clean water.
You were told that your foolish desires will destroy you and that you must give up your old way of life with all its bad habits.Let the Spirit change your way of thinkingand make you into a new person. You were created to be like God, and so you must please him and be truly holy.
I have made everything; that's how it all came to be. I, the Lord, have spoken. The people I treasure most are the humble— they depend only on me and tremble when I speak.
Later, Jesus met the man in the temple and told him, “You are now well. But don't sin anymore or something worse might happen to you.”
We are certain God will hear our prayers when we ask for what pleases him.And if we know God listens when we pray, we are sure our prayers have already been answered.
Try to live at peace with everyone! Live a clean life. If you don't, you will never see the Lord.
My friends, I don't feel I have already arrived. But I forget what is behind, and I struggle for what is ahead.I run toward the goal, so I can win the prize of being called to heaven. This is the prize God offers because of what Christ Jesus has done.
After all, Christ will judge each of us for the good or the bad that we do while living in these bodies.
And because we belong to Christ Jesus, we have killed our selfish feelings and desires.
You are tempted in the same way that everyone else is tempted. But God can be trusted not to let you be tempted too much, and he will show you how to escape from your temptations.
But if we live in the light, as God does, we share in life with each other. And the blood of his Son Jesus washes all our sins away.
At once, Azariah went to Asa and said: Listen to me, King Asa and you people of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord will be with you and help you, as long as you obey and worship him. But if you disobey him, he will desert you.
Be humble in the presence of God's mighty power, and he will honor you when the time comes.God cares for you, so turn all your worries over to him.
I baptize you with water so you will give up your sins. But someone more powerful is going to come, and I am not good enough even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Instead, be kind and merciful, and forgive others, just as God forgave you because of Christ.
Then he said to Jesus, “Remember me when you come into power!”Jesus replied, “I promise that today you will be with me in paradise.”
You have looked deep into my heart, Lord, and you know all about me.Even then your powerful arm would guide and protect me.Or suppose I said, “I'll hide in the dark until night comes to cover me over.”But you see in the dark because daylight and dark are all the same to you.You are the one who put me together inside my mother's body,and I praise you because of the wonderful way you created me. Everything you do is marvelous! Of this I have no doubt.Nothing about me is hidden from you! I was secretly woven together out of human sight,but with your own eyes you saw my body being formed. Even before I was born, you had written in your book everything about me.Your thoughts are far beyond my understanding, much more than I could ever imagine.I try to count your thoughts, but they outnumber the grains of sand on the beach. And when I awake, I will find you nearby.How I wish that you would kill all cruel and heartless people and protect me from them!You know when I am resting or when I am working, and from heaven you discover my thoughts.
But those who trust the Lord will find new strength. They will be strong like eagles soaring upward on wings; they will walk and run without getting tired.
Every one of the prophets has said that all who have faith in Jesus will have their sins forgiven in his name.
Ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened for you.Everyone who asks will receive. Everyone who searches will find. And the door will be opened for everyone who knocks.
Jesus replied, “I tell you for certain that you must be born from above before you can see God's kingdom!”
Christ never sinned! But God treated him as a sinner, so Christ could make us acceptable to God.
and you are near to everyone whose prayers are sincere.You satisfy the desires of all your worshipers, and you come to save them when they ask for help.
Descendants of Jacob, I, the Lord, created you and formed your nation. Israel, don't be afraid. I have rescued you. I have called you by name; now you belong to me.
When we were baptized, we died and were buried with Christ. We were baptized, so we would live a new life, as Christ was raised to life by the glory of God the Father.
God has shown us undeserved grace by coming to save all people.He taught us to give up our wicked ways and our worldly desires and to live decent and honest lives in this world.
So I tell you that all her sins are forgiven, and that is why she has shown great love. But anyone who has been forgiven for only a little will show only a little love.”
You used to be like people living in the dark, but now you are people of the light because you belong to the Lord. So act like people of the light
Do your best to improve your faith by adding goodness, understanding,self-control, patience, devotion to God,concern for others, and love.If you keep growing in this way, it will show that what you know about our Lord Jesus Christ has made your lives useful and meaningful.But if you don't grow, you are like someone who is nearsighted or blind, and you have forgotten that your past sins are forgiven.
Peter came up to the Lord and asked, “How many times should I forgive someone who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?” Jesus answered: Not just 7 times, but 77 times!
You are wonderful, and while everyone watches, you store up blessings for all who honor and trust you.
So be careful what you do. Correct any followers of mine who sin, and forgive the ones who say they are sorry.The same will happen on the day when the Son of Man appears.At that time no one on a rooftop should go down into the house to get anything. No one in a field should go back to the house for anything.Remember what happened to Lot's wife. People who try to save their lives will lose them, and those who lose their lives will save them.On that night two people will be sleeping in the same bed, but only one will be taken. The other will be left.Two women will be together grinding wheat, but only one will be taken. The other will be left. Then Jesus' disciples spoke up, “But where will this happen, Lord?” Jesus said, “Where there is a corpse, there will always be vultures.”Even if one of them mistreats you seven times in one day and says, “I am sorry,” you should still forgive that person.
I am sure that nothing can separate us from God's love—not life or death, not angels or spirits, not the present or the future,and not powers above or powers below. Nothing in all creation can separate us from God's love for us in Christ Jesus our Lord!
When John the Baptist showed you how to do right, you would not believe him. But these evil people did believe. And even when you saw what they did, you still would not change your minds and believe.
and made him our Leader and Savior. Then God gave him a place at his right side, so that the people of Israel would turn back to him and be forgiven.
Don't ever think that you are wise enough, but respect the Lord and stay away from evil.
You, Lord, are our Father. We are nothing but clay, but you are the potter who molded us.
Such a large crowd of witnesses is all around us! So we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially the sin that just won't let go. And we must be determined to run the race that is ahead of us.Our human fathers correct us for a short time, and they do it as they think best. But God corrects us for our own good, because he wants us to be holy, as he is.It is never fun to be corrected. In fact, at the time it is always painful. But if we learn to obey by being corrected, we will do right and live at peace.Now stand up straight! Stop your knees from shakingand walk a straight path. Then lame people will be healed, instead of getting worse. Try to live at peace with everyone! Live a clean life. If you don't, you will never see the Lord.Make sure no one misses out on God's wonderful kindness. Don't let anyone become bitter and cause trouble for the rest of you.Watch out for immoral and ungodly people like Esau, who sold his future blessing for only one meal.You know how he later wanted it back. But there was nothing he could do to change things, even though he begged his father and cried. You have not come to a place like Mount Sinai that can be seen and touched. There is no flaming fire or dark cloud or stormor trumpet sound. The people of Israel heard a voice speak. But they begged it to stop,We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right side of God's throne!
In certain ways we are weak, but the Spirit is here to help us. For example, when we don't know what to pray for, the Spirit prays for us in ways that cannot be put into words.All of our thoughts are known to God. He can understand what is in the mind of the Spirit, as the Spirit prays for God's people.