41 Conversion Bible Verses

"But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’"

"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."

"Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?"

"I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish."

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

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

"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.”"

"Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings."

"Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator."

"Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the earlier prophets proclaimed: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Turn from your evil ways and your evil practices.’ But they would not listen or pay attention to me, declares the Lord."

"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."

"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."

"Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall."

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

"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."

"But if a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die."

"Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent."

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

"‘Return to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the Lord Almighty."

"Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon."

"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."

"I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you."

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

"“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”"

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

"I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent."

"For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!"

"Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity."

"Produce fruit in keeping with repentance."

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