Section R

Repentance

Explore 112 scripture references about repentance from Nave's Topical Bible, spanning 45 books of the Bible with categorized entries, verse text, and cross-references.

What Does the Bible Say About Repentance?

The topic of repentance appears throughout Scripture with 112 references spanning 45 books of the Bible, from 1 Chronicles to Zechariah. Explore the scriptures below to deepen your understanding of what God's Word teaches about this subject.

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-(A complete reversal of one' s attitude and values, i. e. a turning toward God) -Attributed to God GEN 6:6,7; EXO 32:14; DEU 32:36; JDG 2:18; 1SA 15:11,29,35; 2SA 24:16; 1CH 21:15; PSA 106:45; 110:4; 135:14; JER 15:6; 18:8,10; 26:3; 42:10; JOL 2:13; AMO 7:3,6; JON 3:9,10 -The burden of the preaching -Of John the Baptist MAT 3 -Of Jesus MAT 4:17; MRK 1:15 -Exhortation to PRO 1:23-33; JER 7:3,5; 26:3; HOS 14:1-3; AMO 5:4-6; MAT 3:2 -Condition of God' s favor LEV 26:40-42; 2CH 7:14 -Unavailing -To Israel NUM 14:39-45 -To Esau HEB 12:16,17 -UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO LEV 26:40-42; DEU 4:29-31; 10:16; 30:1-3,8-10; 32:29; 1KI 8:33-50; 2CH 6:36-39; 7:14; 30:6-9; NEH 1:9; JOB 11:13-15; 22:23; 33:26-28; 34:31,32; 36:10; PSA 22:27; 34:14,18; 51:17; 95:7,8; 147:3; PRO 1:22,23; 9:6; 28:13; ISA 10:21; 22:12; 31:6; 44:22; 46:8; 55:6,7; 57:15; 59:20; 61:1,2; JER 3:4,12-14,19; 4:1-4,14; 6:8,16; 7:5,7; 13:15,16; 18:8,11; 24:7; 25:5; 26:3,13; 31:9; 36:3,7; 50:4,5; EZK 7:16; 11:18-20; 12:3; 14:6; 16:61-63; 18:21-23,27,28,30-32; 20:43; 33:10-12,14-16,19; 36:31; 37:23; DAN 4:27; HOS 2:7; 3:5; 5:15; 10:12; 12:6; 14:1,2; JOL 1:14; 2:12,13,15-18; AMO 4:12; 5:6,15; JON 3:8,9; HAG 1:7; ZEC 1:3; 12:10; MAL 3:7; MAT 3:2,7,8; 4:17; 5:4; 9:13; MRK 1:4,15; 2:17; 6:12; LUK 3:3; 5:32; 6:21; 10:13; 13:1-5; 15:1-10; 18:10-14; 24:47; ACT 2:38,40; 3:19; 5:31; 8:22; 17:30; 20:21; 26:20; ROM 2:4; 11:23; 14:11; EPH 5:14; 2TI 2:25; HEB 6:1; JAS 4:8-10; 1JN 1:9; REV 2:5; 3:2,3,19 -See CONVICTION -See PENITENCE -See REMORSE -See SIN, CONFESSION OF -See SIN, FORGIVENESS OF -INSTANCES OF -Joseph' s brothers, of their maltreatment of Joseph GEN 42:21; 50:17,18 -Pharaoh, of his hardness of heart EXO 9:27; 10:16,17 -Balaam, of his spiritual blindness NUM 22:34; with 22:24-35 -Israelites -Of worshiping the golden calf EXO 33:3,4 -Of their complaining because of lack of bread and water, when the plague of fiery serpents came upon them NUM 21:4-7 -When rebuked by an angel for not expelling the Canaanites JDG 2:1-5 -Of their idolatry, when afflicted by the Philistines JDG 10:6-16; 1SA 7:3-6 -In asking for a king 1SA 12:16-20 -In the time of Asa, by the preaching of Azariah 2CH 15:1-15 -By the preaching of Oded 2CH 28:9-15 -Under the influence of Hezekiah 2CH 30:11 -Achan, because of his theft JOS 7:20 -Saul, at the rebuke of Samuel for not destroying the Amalekites 1SA 15:24; with 15:6-31 -David, at the rebuke of Nathan, the prophet, for his sins of adultery and murder 2SA 12:11,13; with 12:7-14 -See PSALMS, PENITENTIAL -Rehoboam, when his kingdom was invaded, and Jerusalem was besieged 2CH 12:1-12 -Hezekiah, at the time of his sickness 2CH 32:26 -When reproved by the prophet Micah JER 26:18,19 -Ahab, when reproved by Elijah for Ahab' s idolatry 1KI 21:27; with 21:17-29 -Jehoahaz 2KI 13:4 -Josiah, when he heard the law of God which had been discovered in the temple by Hilkiah 2KI 22:11-20 -Manasseh, when he was carried away captive to Babylon by the king of Assyria 2CH 33:12,13 -The Jews of the exile -At the dedication of the second temple EZR 6:21 -Because of their idolatrous marriages EZR 10 -Because of their oppressive usury NEH 5:1-13 -After hearing the law expounded by Ezra NEH 8:1-12; 9:1-3 -By the preaching of Haggai HAG 1 -Jonah, after his punishment JON 2:2-9 -The Ninevites, by the preaching of Jonah JON 3:5-9 -The Jews, by the preaching of John the Baptist MAT 3:6 -The woman who anointed Jesus with oil LUK 7:37-48 -The disobedient son MAT 21:29 -The Prodigal Son LUK 15:17-21 -Peter, because of his denial of Jesus MAT 26:75; MRK 14:72; LUK 22:62 -Judas MAT 27:3-5; ACT 1:16,18 -The Ephesians, by the preaching of Paul ACT 19:18 -EXEMPLIFIED NUM 21:7; 2SA 24:10,17; 1CH 21:17; 2CH 29:6; EZR 9:4,6,10,13,14; NEH 1:6,7; 9:16-37; JOB 7:20; 9:20; 13:23; 40:4; 42:5; PSA 32:5; 38:3,4,18; 40:12; 41:4; 51:1-4,7-17; 69:5,10; 73:21,22; 106:6; 119:59,176; 130:1-3; ISA 6:5; 38:15,17; 59:12-15; 64:5-7; JER 3:21,22,25; 8:14; 14:7,20; 31:18,19; LAM 3:40,41; DAN 9:5-7; 10:12; HOS 6:1; 14:3,8; JON 3:10; MIC 7:9; LUK 15:17-20; 1CO 15:9; 2CO 7:9-11; 1PE 2:25 -See SIN, CONFESSION OF

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What does the Bible say about repentance?

The Bible contains 112 references to repentance across 45 books of the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible organizes these references for in-depth study.

Where is repentance mentioned in the Bible?

Repentance is referenced in 1 Chronicles, 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 1 Kings, 1 Peter, and 40 more books. There are 112 total scripture references on this topic.

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