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Mark 6:12

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The apostles left and went to other places. They talked to the people and told them to change their hearts and lives.

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From that time Jesus began to tell people his message: “Change your hearts and lives, because God’s kingdom is now very near.”

I told everyone—Jewish and non-Jewish people—to change and turn to God. I told them all to believe in our Lord Jesus.

When the Jewish believers heard this, they stopped arguing. They praised God and said, “So God is also allowing even those who are not Jews to change their hearts so that they can have the life he gives!”

Peter said to them, “Change your hearts and lives and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ. Then God will forgive your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

No, they were not. But if you don’t decide now to change your lives, you will all be destroyed like those people!

“On the judgment day, you people who live now will also be compared with the people from Nineveh, and they will be witnesses who show how guilty you are. I say this because when Jonah preached to those people, they changed their hearts and lives. And you are listening to someone greater than Jonah, but you refuse to change!

Change your hearts! And show by the way you live that you have changed.

John said, “Change your hearts and lives, because God’s kingdom is now very near.”

Why? Because, family of Israel, I will judge each of you only for what you do!” This is what the Lord GOD said. “So come back to me! Stop committing those crimes and do away with those things that cause you to sin!

I began telling people to change their hearts and lives and turn back to God. And I told them to do what would show that they had really changed. I went first to people in Damascus. Then I went to Jerusalem and to every part of Judea and told the people there. I also went to the non-Jewish people.

So you must change your hearts and lives. Come back to God, and he will forgive your sins.

You saw these things happen—you are witnesses. You must go and tell people that they must change and turn to God, which will bring them his forgiveness. You must start from Jerusalem and tell this message in my name to the people of all nations.

In the same way, it’s a happy time for the angels of God when one sinner decides to change.”

In the same way, I tell you, heaven is a happy place when one sinner decides to change. There is more joy for that one sinner than for 99 good people who don’t need to change.

They were not. But I tell you if you don’t decide now to change your lives, you will all be destroyed too!”

He said, “The right time is now here. God’s kingdom is very near. Change your hearts and lives, and believe the Good News!”

Then Jesus criticized the cities where he did most of his miracles. He criticized these cities because the people there did not change their lives and stop sinning.

You need to go and learn what this Scripture means: ‘I don’t want animal sacrifices; I want you to show kindness to people.’ I did not come to invite good people. I came to invite sinners.”

So the apostles went out. They traveled through all the towns. They told the Good News and healed people everywhere.

“There is someone shouting in the desert: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord. Make the road straight for him.’” Isaiah 40:3

When Jesus finished these instructions for his twelve followers, he left there. He went to the towns in Galilee to teach the people and tell them God’s message.




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