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

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

“Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”

For the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him.

Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord.

Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to him: “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips.”

When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.

Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

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

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.

In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.

Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.