Bible Cross References
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Lamentations 3:40
Let us examine our ways and turn back to the LORD.
Ezekiel 18:28
He realizes what he is doing and stops sinning, so he will certainly not die, but go on living.
Ezekiel 18:30
"Now I, the Sovereign LORD, am telling you Israelites that I will judge each of you by what you have done. Turn away from all the evil you are doing, and don't let your sin destroy you.
Haggai 1:5
Don't you see what is happening to you?
Haggai 1:7
Can't you see why this has happened?
Luke 15:17-20
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At last he came to his senses and said, 'All my father's hired workers have more than they can eat, and here I am about to starve!
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I will get up and go to my father and say, "Father, I have sinned against God and against you.
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I am no longer fit to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired workers." '
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So he got up and started back to his father. "He was still a long way from home when his father saw him; his heart was filled with pity, and he ran, threw his arms around his son, and kissed him.
2 Corinthians 13:5
Put yourselves to the test and judge yourselves, to find out whether you are living in faith. Surely you know that Christ Jesus is in you?---unless you have completely failed.
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Deuteronomy 4:30
When you are in trouble and all those things happen to you, then you will finally turn to the LORD and obey him.
Deuteronomy 4:31
He is a merciful God. He will not abandon you or destroy you, and he will not forget the covenant that he himself made with your ancestors.
Jeremiah 8:4-6
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The LORD told me to say to his people, "When someone falls down, doesn't he get back up? If someone misses the road, doesn't he turn back?
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Why then, my people, do you turn away from me without ever turning back? You cling to your idols and refuse to return to me.
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I listened carefully, but you did not speak the truth. Not one of you has been sorry for your wickedness; not one of you has asked, 'What have I done wrong?' Each of you keep on going your own way, like a horse rushing into battle.
Jeremiah 31:18
"I hear the people of Israel say in grief, ' LORD, we were like an untamed animal, but you taught us to obey. Bring us back; we are ready to return to you, the LORD our God.
Jeremiah 31:19
We turned away from you, but soon we wanted to return. After you had punished us, we hung our heads in grief. We were ashamed and disgraced because we sinned when we were young.'
Ezekiel 33:14-16
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I may warn someone evil that he is going to die, but if he stops sinning and does what is right and good---
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for example, if he returns the security he took for a loan or gives back what he stole---if he stops sinning and follows the laws that give life, he will not die, but live.
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I will forgive the sins he has committed, and he will live because he has done what is right and good.
Ezekiel 33:19-16
Joel 2:13
Let your broken heart show your sorrow; tearing your clothes is not enough." Come back to the LORD your God. He is kind and full of mercy; he is patient and keeps his promise; he is always ready to forgive and not punish.
2 Corinthians 12:21
I am afraid that the next time I come my God will humiliate me in your presence, and I shall weep over many who sinned in the past and have not repented of the immoral things they have done---their lust and their sexual sins.