Isaiah 30:15
15 The Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says to the people, "Come back and quietly trust in me. Then you will be strong and secure." But you refuse to do it. (TEV)

Acts 3:19
19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. (TEV)

Romans 2:4
4 Or perhaps you despise his great kindness, tolerance, and patience. Surely you know that God is kind, because he is trying to lead you to repent. (TEV)

Acts 8:22
22 Turn from your wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive your evil thoughts. (NLT)

James 4:8
8 Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, you hypocrites. (NLT)

1 John 1:9
9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong. (NLT)

Matthew 3:11
11 I baptize with water those who turn from their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is far greater than I am--so much greater that I am not even worthy to be his slave. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. (NLT)

Mark 1:4
4 This messenger was John the Baptist. He lived in the wilderness and was preaching that people should be baptized to show that they had turned from their sins and turned to God to be forgiven. (NLT)

Luke 5:32
32 I have not come to arouse and invite and call the righteous, but the erring ones (those not free from sin) to repentance [to change their minds for the better and heartily to amend their ways, with abhorrence of their past sins]. (AMP)

Luke 15:17
7 In the same way, heaven will be happier over one lost sinner who returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven't strayed away! (NLT)

Luke 24:47
47 And in his name the message about repentance and the forgiveness of sins must be preached to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. (TEV)

Acts 11:18
18 When they heard this, they stopped their criticism and praised God, saying, "Then God has given to the Gentiles also the opportunity to repent and live!" (TEV)

Acts 5:31
31 God exalted Him to His right hand to be Prince and Leader and Savior and Deliverer and Preserver, in order to grant repentance to Israel and to bestow forgiveness and release from sins. (AMP)

2 Corinthians 7:9
9 But now I am happy -- not because I made you sad, but because your sadness made you change your ways. That sadness was used by God, and so we caused you no harm. (TEV)

2 Corinthians 7:10
10 For the sadness that is used by God brings a change of heart that leads to salvation -- and there is no regret in that! But sadness that is merely human causes death. (TEV)

2 Timothy 2:25
25 They should gently teach those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people's hearts, and they will believe the truth. NLT)

Hebrews 6:1
Let us go forward, then, to mature teaching and leave behind us the first lessons of the Christian message. We should not lay again the foundation of turning away from useless works and believing in God; (TEV)

Hebrews 12:17
17 For you understand that later on, when he wanted [to regain title to] his inheritance of the blessing, he was rejected (disqualified and set aside), for he could find no opportunity to repair by repentance [what he had done, no chance to recall the choice he had made], although he sought for it carefully with [bitter] tears. (AMP)

2 Peter 3:9
9 The Lord is not slow to do what he has promised, as some think. Instead, he is patient with you, because he does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants all to turn away from their sins. (TEV)

Mark 1:15
15 "The right time has come," he said, "and the Kingdom of God is near! Turn away from your sins and believe the Good News!" (TEV)

Ezekiel 18:21-22
21 "If someone evil stops sinning and keeps my laws, if he does what is right and good, he will not die; he will certainly live.
22 All his sins will be forgiven, and he will live, because he did what is right." (TEV)