Proverbs 14:25

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

They said to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.”

but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;

But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

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.”

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.

a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

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

But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

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

knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation.

These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts—and their mouth speaks proud things—showing respect of persons to gain advantage.

arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates,

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

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

They went out and preached that people should repent.

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

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

This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

‘It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.

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

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

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.

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

I now rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you were grieved to repentance. For you were grieved in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

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

For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints,

without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,

Little children, these are the end times, and as you heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen. By this we know that it is the final hour.

Yet Yahweh testified to Israel, and to Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.”

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.

“Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, Israel, if you would listen to me!

“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

Therefore hear Yahweh’s word, you scoffers, that rule this people in Jerusalem:

For the ruthless is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who are alert to do evil are cut off—

Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he will save his soul alive.

On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He joined his hand with mockers.

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

Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

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.”

He said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”

Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at the feast.

but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”

“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,

But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.

In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

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

But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.

I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.

For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

oppression, and anguish on every soul of man who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,

When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

Yes, we are also found false witnesses of God, because we testified about God that he raised up Christ, whom he didn’t raise up, if it is so that the dead are not raised.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

But the Scripture imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

But know this: that in the last days, grievous times will come.

hearing of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints,

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts