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, but sinners to repentance.”

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.”

This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance:“ Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”– and I am the worst of them!But here is why I was treated with mercy: so that in me as the worst, Christ Jesus could demonstrate his utmost patience, as an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.

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

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

For the Son of Man came 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 have no need to repent.

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

to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’“ Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with repentance.

“ Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this:‘ God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers– or even like this tax collector.I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.’The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said,‘ God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!’I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truthand they will come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap where they are held captive to do his will.

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

“ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

“ See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners, practicing homosexuals,thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.Some of you once lived this way. 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 him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

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

A man named Barabbas was imprisoned with rebels who had committed murder during an insurrection.

( For he knew that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.)

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

For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy:“ I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.

Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,

Seek the LORD while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the LORD, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.