The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.

If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.

God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn’t do it.

But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world produces death.

Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh.

I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.

Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent.

As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

‘Return to me,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘and I will return to you,’ says Yahweh of Armies.

The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.

From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”

I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!

Tear your heart and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.

“For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!”

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord.

Yahweh your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you if you return to him.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.

He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God, of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.