Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight."

"Return to the Lord our God for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love."

but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

"The lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made."

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.