But He said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:

Or have you not read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?

But if you had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless.

And He answered and said to them, Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning made them male and female,

Jesus said to them, Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,

I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

But concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him at the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

He said to him, What is written in the Law? How do you read it?

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your Law, I said, You are gods.

With Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice is to be chosen over sacrifice.

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

With what shall I come before Jehovah, to bow myself before the loftiness of God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with yearling calves?

O man, He has declared to you what is good. And what does Jehovah require of you, but to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.

And if he should find it, truly I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

When Jesus heard it, He said to them, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.

I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.

So He spoke this parable to them, saying:

And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in Heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.

And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!

for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

As it is written: There is none righteous, no, not one;

They have all turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one.

whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

destruction and misery are in their ways;

There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Therefore by the deeds of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for through the Law is the full true knowledge of sin.

even the righteousness of God, through the faith of Jesus Christ, to all and upon all who believe. For there is no difference;

being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be led astray. Neither prostitutes, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,

And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I received mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven has drawn near!

Therefore bring forth fruits worthy of repentance,

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven has drawn near.

Then He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent:

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go, work today in my vineyard.

And he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir, but he did not go.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.

Seek Jehovah while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Jehovah, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in Heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.

and that repentance and remission of sins be preached in His name to all nations, beginning out of Jerusalem.

Then Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be immersed in the name of Jesus Christ to the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give to Israel repentance and remission of sins.

When they heard these things they kept silent; and they glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance unto life.

Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,

because He has established a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has appointed. He has given assurance of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.

testifying both to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.

but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance.

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

who will render to each one according to his works:

This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance unto a full true knowledge of the truth,

and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

The Lord is not slow concerning His promise, as some count slowness, but is longsuffering toward us, not purposing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.