And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
Parallel translations
- WEB They went out and preached that people should repent.
- BSB So they set out and preached that the people should repent.
- NKJV So they went out and preached that people should repent.
- NASB And they went out and preached that people are to repent.
- NLT So the disciples went out, telling everyone they met to repent of their sins and turn to God.
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The disciples go out and preach that people should repent.
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Obeying Jesus, the twelve proclaim the same message of repentance that he and John the Baptist preached. Their preaching calls people to turn from sin in light of the coming kingdom. This faithful proclamation marks the heart of the church's continuing mission in Christ.
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- Matt 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- Acts 20:21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Luke 13:3I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
- Acts 2:38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
- Ezek 18:30Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
- Luke 11:32The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
- Luke 24:47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
- Matt 3:2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- Matt 3:8Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
- Acts 11:18When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
- Luke 15:10Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
- Luke 13:5I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
- Mark 1:15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
- Acts 26:20But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
- Matt 11:20Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
- Acts 3:19Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
- Luke 15:7I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
- Matt 9:13But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- 2 Tim 2:25–26In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
- Mark 1:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
- Luke 9:6And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
- 2 Cor 7:9–10Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
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