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Bible Verses About Repentance
Find Bible verses about repentance — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about repentance?
The Bible addresses repentance with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Matthew 9:13
“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."”
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2 Corinthians 7:10
“For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.”
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Luke 3:8
“Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don't begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!”
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Matthew 3:8
“Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance!”
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Acts 20:21
“testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.”
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Mark 1:4
“John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.”
2 Timothy 2:25
“in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,”
2 Corinthians 7:9
“I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.”
Luke 3:3
“He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.”
Luke 23:42
“He said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom."”
Mark 1:15
“and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News."”
Acts 2:38
“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.”
Luke 5:32
“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."”
Luke 18:13
“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!'”
Zechariah 1:3
“Therefore tell them: Thus says Yahweh of Armies: 'Return to me,' says Yahweh of Armies, 'and I will return to you,' says Yahweh of Armies.”
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