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"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"
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More Than 'I'm Sorry'
Multiple commentators, especially A.T. Robertson, stress that the Greek word for 'repent' (metanoeite) means much more than just feeling sorry. It signifies a radical 'change of mind' and a complete reorientation of one's life, attitudes, and actions. John was calling people not just to regret their sins, but to fundamentally change their way of thinking and living in preparation for the Messiah.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Repent ye. Repentance implies sorrow for past offenses (2 Corinthians 7:10), a deep sense of the evil of sin as committed agai…
Repent (μετανοειτε). Broadus used to say that this is the worst translation in the New Testament. The trouble is that the English …
19th Century
Anglican
Repent — Etymologically, the English word “repent,” with its root meaning of pain, does not fully capture the meaning of the Greek…
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Baptist
While Jesus still remained at Nazareth, His relative, the Baptist, made his appearance. The morning star is seen before the sun. John did not come …
16th Century
Protestant
Repent, you. Matthew differs from the other two Evangelists in this respect: he relates the substance of John’s doctrine as uttered by Joh…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And saying, repent you The doctrine which John preached was the doctrine of repentance; which may be understood eith…
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After Malachi, there was no prophet until John the Baptist came. He appeared first in the wilderness of Judea. This was not an uninhabited desert, …
13th Century
Catholic
The Evangelist wrote about Christ’s entrance into the world; now, however, he writes about the course of His life, which is, in fact, considered ac…
