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

我来本不是召义人悔改，乃是召罪人悔改。”

我不是来召义人悔改，而是召罪人悔改。”

我不是来召义人悔改，而是召罪人悔改。”

我来不是要召义人悔改，乃是召罪人悔改。”

我来不是要召义人，而是要召罪人悔改。”

我来不是要召唤义人，而是要召唤罪人来悔改。”

我來本不是召義人悔改，乃是召罪人悔改。」

我不是來召義人悔改，而是召罪人悔改。」

我不是來召義人悔改，而是召罪人悔改。」

我來不是要召義人悔改，乃是召罪人悔改。」

我來不是要召義人，而是要召罪人悔改。”

我來不是要召義人，乃是要召罪人悔改。』

我來不是要召喚義人，而是要召喚罪人來悔改。」

我來非召義人、乃召罪人改悔耳、

我來、非招義人、乃招罪人悔改耳、○

我來非召義人、乃召罪人悔改也、

予來非召義者、正欲召罪人悔過自新耳。』

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

I have not come to get those who think they are right with God to follow me. I have come to get sinners to turn away from their sins.”

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

I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent.”

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

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

I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.

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

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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

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

This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance:“ Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”— and I am the worst of them.But I received mercy for this reason, so that in me, the worst of them, Christ Jesus might demonstrate his extraordinary patience as an example to those who would believe in him for eternal life.

Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,

I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”

I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who don’t need repentance.

and repentance for forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’“ So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.

“ Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.The Pharisee was standing and praying like this about himself:‘ God, I thank you that I’m not like other people— greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.’“ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying,‘ God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’I tell you, this one went down to his house justified rather than the other, because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

The Lord does not delay his promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.

instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth.Then they may come to their senses and escape the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.

God raised up his servant and sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.

“ See to it that you don’t despise one of these little ones, because I tell you that in heaven their angels continually view the face of my Father in heaven.

Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or males who have sex with males,no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

God exalted this man to his right hand as ruler and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

Peter replied,“ Repent and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

There was one named Barabbas, who was in prison with rebels who had committed murder during the rebellion.

For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed him over.

I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

For the High and Exalted One, who lives forever, whose name is holy, says this:“ I live in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the oppressed.

“ Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent,

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call to him while he is near.Let the wicked one abandon his way and the sinful one his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, so he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will freely forgive.