Occurrences
Metánoia occurs 24 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (3), Mark (2), Luke (5), Acts (6), Romans (1), 2 Corinthians (2), 2 Timothy (1), Hebrews (3), 2 Peter (1)
- Matthew 3:8 — Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance (μετανοίας):
- Matthew 3:11 — I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance (μετάνοιαν): but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
- Matthew 9:13 — But 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 (μετάνοιαν).
- Mark 1:4 — John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance (μετανοίας) for the remission of sins.
- Mark 2:17 — When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance (μετάνοιαν).
- Luke 3:3 — And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance (μετανοίας) for the remission of sins;
- Luke 3:8 — Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance (μετανοίας), and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
- Luke 5:32 — I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance (μετάνοιαν).
- Luke 15:7 — I 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 (μετανοίας).
- Luke 24:47 — And that repentance (μετάνοιαν) and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
- Acts 5:31 — Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance (μετάνοιαν) to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
- Acts 11:18 — When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance (μετάνοιαν) unto life.
- Acts 13:24 — When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance (μετανοίας) to all the people of Israel.
- Acts 19:4 — Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance (μετανοίας), saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
- Acts 20:21 — Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance (μετάνοιαν) toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Acts 26:20 — But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance (μετανοίας).
- Romans 2:4 — Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance (μετάνοιαν)?
- 2 Corinthians 7:9 — Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance (μετάνοιαν): for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
- 2 Corinthians 7:10 — For godly sorrow worketh repentance (μετάνοιαν) to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
- 2 Timothy 2:25 — In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance (μετάνοιαν) to the acknowledging of the truth;
- Hebrews 6:1 — Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance (μετανοίας) from dead works, and of faith toward God,
- Hebrews 6:6 — If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance (μετάνοιαν); seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
- Hebrews 12:17 — For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance (μετανοίας), though he sought it carefully with tears.
- 2 Peter 3:9 — The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance (μετάνοιαν).