Bible Cross References
repentance
2 Corinthians 12:21
that it not be, when I come again, that my God will humble me among you, and I shall mourn for many who have sinned before and have not repented of the uncleanness, sexual perversities, and licentiousness which they have practiced.
2 Samuel 12:13
And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said to David, Jehovah also has put away your sin; you shall not die.
1 Kings 8:47-50
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yet when they have returned in their minds in the land where they have been carried captive, and have repented in their hearts, and made supplication to You in the land of those holding them captive, saying, We have sinned and done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
48
and when they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who have taken them captive, and have prayed to You toward their land which You have given to their fathers, the city which You have chosen and the house which I have built for Your name:
49
then hear in Heaven Your dwelling place their prayer and their supplication, and attend to their cause,
50
and forgive Your people who have sinned against You, and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You; and grant them compassion before those who took them captive, that they may have compassion on them
Job 33:27
Then he observes men and says, I have sinned, and perverted what was right; and it has not been equaled to me.
Job 33:28
He has redeemed my soul from passing over to the Pit, and my life shall see the light.
Jeremiah 31:9
They shall come with weeping, and with supplications I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way; they shall not stumble in it, for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is My firstborn.
Ezekiel 7:16
Those who survive will escape and be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, each for his iniquity.
Ezekiel 18:27-30
27
Again, when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he has done, and does what is lawful and right, he preserves himself alive.
28
Because he considers and turns away from all the transgressions which he had done, he shall live life; he shall not die.
29
Yet the house of Israel says, The way of the Lord is not fair. O house of Israel, is it not My ways which are fair, and your ways which are not fair.
30
Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, says the Lord Jehovah. Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity shall not be a stumbling block to you.
Jonah 3:8
But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. And let them call mightily to God. And let them each one turn from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
Jonah 3:10
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. And God was moved to pity with regard to the evil that He had spoken to do to them, and He did not do it.
Matthew 21:28-32
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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.
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He answered and said, I will not, but afterward he regretted it and went.
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And he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir, but he did not go.
31
Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to Him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.
32
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.
Matthew 26:75
And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times. And he went out and wept bitterly.
Luke 15:10
Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
Luke 18:13
And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to Heaven, but beat his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me a sinner!
Acts 3:19
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,
Acts 11:18
When they heard these things they kept silent; and they glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance unto life.
2 Timothy 2:25
in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance unto a full true knowledge of the truth,
2 Timothy 2:26
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 sorrow
Genesis 4:13-15
13
And Cain said to Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear!
14
Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me.
15
And Jehovah said to him, Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken upon him sevenfold. And Jehovah set a mark on Cain, so that anyone finding him should not kill him.
Genesis 30:1
Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel was jealous of her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me sons, or if not I shall die!
1 Samuel 30:6
And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people had become bitter, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in Jehovah his God.
2 Samuel 13:4
And he said to him, Why are you, the king's son, so low morning after morning? Will you not tell me? Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
2 Samuel 17:23
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not carried out, he saddled a donkey, and arose and went home to his house, to his city, put his house in order, and hanged himself, and died; and he was buried in his father's tomb.
1 Kings 21:4
So Ahab went into his house sullen and angry because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food.
Proverbs 15:13
A merry heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
Proverbs 15:15
All the days of the afflicted are evil, but gladness of heart is a continual feast.
Proverbs 17:22
A merry heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.
Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness, but who can bear a stricken spirit?
Jonah 4:9
And God said to Jonah, Is it right for you to be angry over the plant? And he said, It is right for me to be angry, even to death.
Matthew 27:4
saying, I have sinned by betraying innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? You see to it.
Matthew 27:5
And he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.
Hebrews 12:17
For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.