Acts 8:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, your heart’s intent may be forgiven. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So repent of this depravity and wickedness of yours and pray to the Lord that, if possible, this contriving thought and purpose of your heart may be removed and disregarded and forgiven you. American Standard Version (1901) Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee. Common English Bible Therefore, change your heart and life! Turn from your wickedness! Plead with the Lord in the hope that your wicked intent can be forgiven, Catholic Public Domain Version And so, repent from this, your wickedness, and beg God, so that perhaps this plan of your heart might be forgiven you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Do penance therefore for this thy wickedness; and pray to God, that perhaps this thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee. |
Therefore, may my advice seem good to you, my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.’
Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the city gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
Seek the Lord and live, or he will spread like fire throughout the house of Joseph; it will consume everything with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.
The captain approached him and said, ‘What are you doing sound asleep? Get up! Call to your god. , Maybe this god will consider us, and we won’t perish.’
Who knows? God may turn and relent; he may turn from his burning anger so that we will not perish.
‘Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent,
Peter replied, ‘Repent and be baptised, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
But Peter told him, ‘May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
‘Get up and go to the street called Straight,’ the Lord said to him, ‘to the house of Judas, and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, since he is praying there.
Or do you despise the riches of his kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognising that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.