Matthew 25:14

But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

Yahweh says, “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is near and my righteousness will soon be revealed.

Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

“Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.

for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Let me sing for my well beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill.

“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.

As you go, preach, saying, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!’

“Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a wine press in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”

Heal the sick who are there, and tell them, ‘God’s Kingdom has come near to you.’

He must increase, but I must decrease.

On the next day, we who were Paul’s companions departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders, by various works of power and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will?

He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”

For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,

Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.

But the one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.

but in everything commending ourselves, as servants of God, in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,

which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit,

Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

Therefore you and all your company have gathered together against Yahweh! What is Aaron that you complain against him?”

“Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, everyone according to his ways,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity will not be your ruin.

Tell them, ‘ “As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why will you die, house of Israel?” ’

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.

He spoke another parable to them. “The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened.”

“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,

But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard.’

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son,

“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

They went out and preached that people should repent.

He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the wine press, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.

“It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.

He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, God’s Kingdom is yours.

He sent them out to preach God’s Kingdom and to heal the sick.

I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.

I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”

I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”

The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of God’s Kingdom is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

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

“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,

Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

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

but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed, and each as the Lord gave to him?

According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.

Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.

But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Now concerning Apollos, the brother, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers; and it was not at all his desire to come now; but he will come when he has an opportunity.

who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

For godly sorrow produces repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world produces death.

Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself.) I am more so: in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, and in deaths often.

of which I was made a servant according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I am coming to you swiftly, and will move your lamp stand out of its place, unless you repent.

I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.

“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”

Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.

“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

He began to tell the people this parable. “A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.