Therefore produce fruit<n id="1" /> that proves your<n id="2" /> repentance,

He<n id="1" /> went into all the region around the Jordan River,<n id="2" /> preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">In the wilderness<n id="1" /> John the baptizer<n id="2" /> began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.<n id="3" />

Before<n id="1" /> Jesus<n id="2" /> arrived, John<n id="3" /> had proclaimed a baptism for repentance<n id="4" /> to all the people of Israel.

For you know that<n id="1" /> later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought the blessing<n id="2" /> with tears.

Therefore produce<n id="1" /> fruit<n id="2" /> that proves your repentance, and don&#8217;t begin to say<n id="3" /> to yourselves, &#8216;We have Abraham as our father.&#8217;<n id="4" /> For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!<n id="5" />

I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner<n id="1" /> who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people<n id="2" /> who have no need to repent.<n id="3" />p>

Paul said, &#8220;John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him,<n id="1" /> that is, in Jesus.&#8221;

but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea,<n id="1" /> and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God,<n id="2" /> performing deeds consistent with<n id="3" /> repentance.

<p class="bodytext">Therefore we must progress beyond<n id="1" /> the elementary<n id="2" /> instructions about Christ<n id="3" /> and move on<n id="4" /> to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,