Arrependimento

17 From that time on, Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is near."

8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!

13 But go and* learn what it means, "I want mercy and not sacrifice."* For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the gospel!"

3 No, I tell you, but unless you repent you will all perish as well!

32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."

38 And Peter said* to them, "Repent and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

19 Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be blotted out,

30 Therefore although* God has overlooked the times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,

19 As many as I love, I reprove and discipline. Be zealous, therefore, and repent!

9 The Lord is not delaying the promise, as some consider slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he* does not want any to perish, but all to come to repentance.

32 For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying," declares* the Lord Yahweh. "And so repent* and live!"

14 then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and will pray and will seek my face and will turn from their evil ways, then I myself shall hear from the heavens and will forgive their sins and heal their land.

Hezekiah Celebrates Passover

1 Then Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, to come to the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem to make a Passover feast to Yahweh the God of Israel. 2 Now the king and his princes, and all the assembly in Jerusalem had taken counsel to make the Passover feast in the second month—3 but they were not able to make it at that time, for the priests had not consecrated themselves in sufficient numbers,* and the people had not been assembled in Jerusalem—4 and the plan seemed right in the eyes of the king and in the eyes of all the assembly. 5 So they let the decree stand, to make a proclamation* throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, to come to make a Passover feast to Yahweh the God of Israel. 6 And the runners went with the letter from the hand of the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah according to the command of the king, saying, "O sons of Israel, return to Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may turn again to the remnant of you who escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria. 7 Do not be like your fathers and like your brothers, who acted unfaithfully before Yahweh, the God of their ancestors,* so that he made them as a desolation, as you see. 8 Now, do not stiffen your neck as your fathers,* but give a hand to Yahweh and come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever, and serve Yahweh your God that his fierce anger may turn away from you. 9 For when you return to Yahweh, your brothers and your children will find compassion before their captors and return to this land, for Yahweh your God is gracious and compassionate, and he will not turn away his face from you if you return to him."

10 And it happened that the runners were passing from city to city in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and up to Zebulun, but they were laughing at them and mocking them. 11 Only men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem. 12 The hand of God was also upon Judah, to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and the princes concerning the word of Yahweh.

13 So many people gathered in Jerusalem to hold the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month; it was a very great assembly. 14 And they rose up and removed the altars that were in Jerusalem. And they removed all the incense altars and threw them away in the Wadi* Kidron. 15 And they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. And the priests and the Levites were disgraced, so they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings into the house of Yahweh. 16 Then they stood at their positions according to custom, according to the law of Moses the man of God. The priests were sprinkling the blood from the hand of the Levites. 17 For there were many in the assembly who did not consecrate themselves, so the Levites were over the killing of the Passover sacrifices for all who were not clean, to consecrate them to Yahweh. 18 For a majority of the people, many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves. But they ate the Passover sacrifice otherwise than prescribed,* but Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, "May the good Yahweh make atonement unto 19 everyone whose heart is set to seek God, Yahweh the God of his ancestors,* though not according to the cleansing for the sanctuary." 20 And Yahweh listened to Hezekiah, and he healed the people. 21 And the Israelites* who were found in Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great joy. And the Levites and the priests were offering praise to Yahweh day by day, with powerful instruments to Yahweh. 22 And Hezekiah spoke to the heart of all the Levites who were skilled at service* to Yahweh. So they ate the feast seven days, offering peace offerings and giving thanks to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.*

23 Then the whole assembly decided to make seven more days of feasting, so they made seven more days with joy, 24 for Hezekiah the king of Judah had provided* one thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the princes provided* one thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly. And many priests consecrated themselves. 25 And the whole assembly of Judah, the priests and the Levites, all the assembly who had come from the land of Israel, and those living in Judah rejoiced. 26 And there was great joy in Jerusalem, for from the days of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, there was nothing such as this in Jerusalem. 27 Then the priests and the Levites arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer came to his holy dwelling place in the heavens.

13 Rend your hearts* and not your garments,

and return to Yahweh your God,

because he is gracious and compassionate,

slow to anger* and great in loyal love,

and relenting from harm.

1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came* to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, son of Iddo, saying, 2 "Yahweh was very angry with your ancestors.*3 You must say to them: ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Return to me," declares* Yahweh of hosts, "and I will return to you," says Yahweh of hosts. 4 "Do not be like your ancestors,* to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Return from your evil ways and your evil deeds!" ’ But they did not hear* and they did not pay attention* to me," declares* Yahweh. 5 "Your ancestors,* where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? 6 However, did not my words and my regulations which I commanded my servants the prophets overtake your ancestors?* And they repented and said, ‘Yahweh of hosts planned to do with us according to our ways, and according to our deeds so he has dealt with us.’ " ’ "

Zechariah’s First Vision

7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah the prophet, son of Berekiah, son of Iddo, saying, 8 I had a vision in the night,* and look, a man riding on a red horse. And he was standing between the myrtle shrubs that were in the ravine, and behind him were red, reddish-brown, and white horses. 9 And I asked, "What are these, my lord?" And the angel who was talking with me said, "I will show you what these are." 10 And the man standing between the myrtle shrubs answered and said, "These are those whom Yahweh has sent to patrol* the earth." 11 And they answered the angel of Yahweh who was standing between the myrtle shrubs, and they said, "We have patrolled* the earth, and look, all the earth is dwelling in peace."*12 The angel of Yahweh answered and said, "O Yahweh of hosts, how long* will you have no compassion on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which you showed fury these seventy years?"*13 With gracious* and comforting words Yahweh answered the angel who was talking with me. 14 And the angel who was talking with me said to me, "Proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: "I am very jealous* for Jerusalem and for Zion! 15 And I am extremely angry* with the nations that are at ease, for while I was a little angry, they furthered disaster."*16 Therefore, thus says Yahweh: "I have returned to Jerusalem with compassion. My temple* will be built in it," declares* Yahweh of hosts, "and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem." ’ 17 Proclaim again, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: "My cities shall again overflow from prosperity, and Yahweh will comfort Zion again, and he will choose Jerusalem again." ’ "

Zechariah’s Second Vision

18 * And I looked up* and I saw, and look, there were four horns! 19 And I said to the angel who was talking with me, "What are these?" And he said to me, "These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem." 20 Then Yahweh showed me four skilled craftsmen, 21 and I asked, "What are these coming to do?" And he answered, saying, "These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no man* lifted up his head; but these have come to frighten them, to strike down the horns of the nations that lifted a horn against the land of Judah to scatter it."

13 He who conceals his transgression will not prosper,

but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.

23 May you turn to my argument!*

Behold, I shall pour out my spirit upon you;

I will make my words known to you.

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, so that he will forgive us our* sins and will cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

7 I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.

10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded!