Acts 26:20

Good News Translation

First in Damascus and in Jerusalem and then in the whole country of Israel and among the Gentiles, I preached that they must repent of their sins and turn to God and do the things that would show they had repented.

Cross References

Psalm 22:27

All nations will remember the Lord. From every part of the world they will turn to him; all races will worship him.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked leave their way of life and change their way of thinking. Let them turn to the Lord, our God; he is merciful and quick to forgive.

Jeremiah 18:11

Now then, tell the people of Judah and of Jerusalem that I am making plans against them and getting ready to punish them. Tell them to stop living sinful lives—to change their ways and the things they are doing.

Jeremiah 35:15

I have continued to send you all my servants the prophets, and they have told you to give up your evil ways and to do what is right. They warned you not to worship and serve other gods, so that you could go on living in the land that I gave you and your ancestors. But you would not listen to me or pay any attention to me.

Lamentations 3:40

Let us examine our ways and turn back to the Lord.

Hosea 12:6

So now, descendants of Jacob, trust in your God and return to him. Be loyal and just, and wait patiently for your God to act.

Hosea 14:2

Return to the Lord, and let this prayer be your offering to him: “Forgive all our sins and accept our prayer, and we will praise you as we have promised.

Matthew 3:2

“Turn away from your sins,” he said, “because the Kingdom of heaven is near!”

Matthew 3:8

Do those things that will show that you have turned from your sins.

Matthew 4:17

From that time Jesus began to preach his message: “Turn away from your sins, because the Kingdom of heaven is near!”

Matthew 9:13

Go and find out what is meant by the scripture that says: ‘It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.’ I have not come to call respectable people, but outcasts.”

Mark 6:12

So they went out and preached that people should turn away from their sins.

Luke 1:16

and he will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

Luke 13:3

No indeed! And I tell you that if you do not turn from your sins, you will all die as they did.

Luke 13:5

No indeed! And I tell you that if you do not turn from your sins, you will all die as they did.”

Luke 15:10

In the same way, I tell you, the angels of God rejoice over one sinner who repents.”

Luke 15:7

In the same way, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine respectable people who do not need to repent.

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they stopped their criticism and praised God, saying, “Then God has given to the Gentiles also the opportunity to repent and live!”

Acts 15:19

“It is my opinion,” James went on, “that we should not trouble the Gentiles who are turning to God.

Acts 17:30

God has overlooked the times when people did not know him, but now he commands all of them everywhere to turn away from their evil ways.

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, “Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.

Acts 20:21

To Jews and Gentiles alike I gave solemn warning that they should turn from their sins to God and believe in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 26:17

I will rescue you from the people of Israel and from the Gentiles to whom I will send you.

Acts 26:19

“And so, King Agrippa, I did not disobey the vision I had from heaven.

Acts 3:19

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. If you do,

Acts 9:15

The Lord said to him, “Go, because I have chosen him to serve me, to make my name known to Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel.

Acts 9:35

All the people living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

Romans 2:4

Or perhaps you despise his great kindness, tolerance, and patience. Surely you know that God is kind, because he is trying to lead you to repent.

2 Corinthians 3:16

But it can be removed, as the scripture says about Moses: “His veil was removed when he turned to the Lord.”

2 Corinthians 7:10

For the sadness that is used by God brings a change of heart that leads to salvation—and there is no regret in that! But sadness that is merely human causes death.

Ephesians 4:17

In the Lord's name, then, I warn you: do not continue to live like the heathen, whose thoughts are worthless

1 Thessalonians 1:9

All those people speak about how you received us when we visited you, and how you turned away from idols to God, to serve the true and living God

Revelation 16:11

and they cursed the God of heaven for their pains and sores. But they did not turn from their evil ways.

Revelation 2:21

I have given her time to repent of her sins, but she does not want to turn from her immorality.

Revelation 2:5

Think how far you have fallen! Turn from your sins and do what you did at first. If you don't turn from your sins, I will come to you and take your lampstand from its place.

Revelation 3:3

Remember, then, what you were taught and what you heard; obey it and turn from your sins. If you do not wake up, I will come upon you like a thief, and you will not even know the time when I will come.