Bible Verses About Repentance

and that no one is sexually immoral, or godless like Esav, who in exchange for a single meal gave up his rights as the firstborn.

For you know that afterwards, when he wanted to obtain his father’s blessing, he was rejected; indeed, even though he sought it with tears, his change of heart was to no avail.

Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Clean your hands, sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded people!

Wail, mourn, sob! Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into gloom!

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

to those who were disobedient long ago, in the days of Noach, when God waited patiently during the building of the ark, in which a few people — to be specific, eight — were delivered by means of water.

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some people think of slowness; on the contrary, he is patient with you; for it is not his purpose that anyone should be destroyed, but that everyone should turn from his sins.

If we acknowledge our sins, then, since he is trustworthy and just, he will forgive them and purify us from all wrongdoing.

Therefore, remember where you were before you fell, turn from this sin, and do what you used to do before. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your menorah from its place — if you don’t turn from your sin!

Therefore, turn from these sins. Otherwise, I will come to you very soon and make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

I gave her time to turn from her sin, but she doesn’t want to repent of her immorality.

So I am throwing her into a sickbed; and those who commit adultery with her I am throwing into great trouble, unless they turn from the sins connected with what she does;

Wake up, and strengthen what remains, before it dies too! For I have found what you are doing incomplete in the sight of my God.

So remember what you received and heard, and obey it, and turn from your sin! For if you don’t wake up, I will come like a thief; and you don’t know at what moment I will come upon you.

As for me, I rebuke and discipline everyone I love; so exert yourselves, and turn from your sins!

The rest of mankind, those who were not killed by these plagues, even then did not turn from what they had made with their own hands — they did not stop worshipping demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.

Nor did they turn from their murdering, their involvement with the occult and with drugs, their sexual immorality or their stealing.

People were burned by the intense heat; yet they cursed the name of God, who had the authority over these plagues, instead of turning from their sins to give him glory.