Numbers 15:27

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

who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘If anyone sins unintentionally, in any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and does any one of them,

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.

The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.

“ ‘If anyone of the common people sins unwittingly, in doing any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and is guilty,

but he who didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.

For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

“I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;

To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.

“ ‘If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without defect before Yahweh.

“If anyone sins, doing any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, though he didn’t know it, he is still guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.

You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

I don’t rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings are continually before me.

They went out and preached that people should repent.

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 all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,

“ ‘If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh is from the flock, either male or female, he shall offer it without defect.

“ ‘If the whole congregation of Israel sins, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and are guilty;

“ ‘If he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he shall bring a female without defect.

This shall be yours of the most holy things from the fire: every offering of theirs, even every meal offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render to me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons.

You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.

“What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?”, says Yahweh. “I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed animals. I don’t delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of male goats.

Will Yahweh be pleased with thousands of rams? With tens of thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my disobedience? The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

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

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

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come.

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

Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

That servant, who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,

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

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

You worship that which you don’t know. We worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.

They will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.

“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,

For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription: ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ What therefore you worship in ignorance, I announce to you.

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

Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

(for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,

which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don’t faint.

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

For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it.

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.

If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbor to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

“On the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without defect, one ewe lamb a year old without defect, three tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with oil, and one log of oil.

The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

He who blasphemes Yahweh’s name, he shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him. The foreigner as well as the native-born shall be put to death when he blasphemes the Name.

“Speak to the children of Israel: ‘When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit, so as to trespass against Yahweh, and that soul is guilty,

and he shall offer his offering to Yahweh: one male lamb a year old without defect for a burnt offering, one ewe lamb a year old without defect for a sin offering, one ram without defect for peace offerings,

One law and one ordinance shall be for you and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner with you.’ ”

You shall have one law for him who does anything unwittingly, for him who is native-born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner among them.

“ ‘But the soul who does anything with a high hand, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, blasphemes Yahweh. That soul shall be cut off from among his people.

When God helped the Levites who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

“Say to your brothers, ‘My people!’ and to your sisters, ‘My loved one!’

about sin, because they don’t believe in me;

“Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

He said, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.

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

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.

For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.

concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.

but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ,