‘Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each one of you according to his ways.’ This is the declaration of the Lord God. ‘Repent and turn from all your rebellious acts, so that they will not become a sinful stumbling block to you.
Mark 6:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So they went out and preached that people should repent. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they went out, and preached that men should repent. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So they went out and preached that men should repent [that they should change their minds for the better and heartily amend their ways, with abhorrence of their past sins]. American Standard Version (1901) And they went out, and preached that men should repent. Common English Bible So they went out and proclaimed that people should change their hearts and lives. Catholic Public Domain Version And going out, they were preaching, so that people would repent. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And going forth they preached that men should do penance: |
‘Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each one of you according to his ways.’ This is the declaration of the Lord God. ‘Repent and turn from all your rebellious acts, so that they will not become a sinful stumbling block to you.
When Jesus had finished giving instructions to his twelve disciples, he moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns.
Then he proceeded to denounce the towns where most of his miracles were done, because they did not repent:
From then on Jesus began to preach, ‘Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.’
Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. , For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.’
‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news! ’
A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight! ,
The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgement with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s preaching, and look #– #something greater than Jonah is here.
I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.’
I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who don’t need repentance.
and repentance for forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
So they went out and travelled from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing everywhere.
When they heard this they became silent. And they glorified God, saying, ‘So then, God has given repentance resulting in life even to the Gentiles.’
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.
I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus.
Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.