Bible Verses About Repentance

And returning to himself, he said: How many hired servants in my father's house abound with bread, and I here perish with hunger!

I will arise and will go to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee.

I am not worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

And rising up, he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and running to him fell upon his neck and kissed him.

And the son said to him: Father: I have sinned against heaven and before thee I am not now worthy to be called thy son.

But he said: No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will do penance.

And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe, if one rise again from the dead.

Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee and the other a publican.

The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican.

I fast twice in a week: I give tithes of all that I possess.

And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O God, be merciful to me a sinner.

I say to you, this man went down into his house justified rather than the other: because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

But Zacheus standing, said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wronged any man of any thing, I restore him fourfold.

But the other answering, rebuked him, saying: Neither dost thou fear God, seeing; thou art under the same condemnation?

And we indeed justly: for we receive the due reward of our deeds. But this man hath done no evil.

And that penance and remission of sins should be preached in his name, unto all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Now when they had heard these things, they had compunction in their heart and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles: What shall we do, men and brethren?

But Peter said to them: Do penance: and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins. And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

And with very many other words did he testify and exhort them, saying: Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

Be penitent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out.

Him hath God exalted with his right hand, to be Prince and Saviour. to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.

Do penance therefore for this thy wickedness: and pray to God, that perhaps this thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.

Having heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God, saying: God then hath also to the Gentiles given repentance, unto life.

Who in times past, suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

And God indeed having winked at the times of this ignorance, now declareth unto men that all should every where do penance.