Accepting forgiveness of sin

The conviction of sin

La 1:20; Jn 16:8–9

See also 1 Ki 8:38–40; Is 6:5; Eze 33:10–11; Ac 16:29

The inward response of faith

Acts 16:31 SBLGNT

οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· Πίστευσον ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν, καὶ σωθήσῃ σὺ καὶ ὁ οἶκός σου.

See also Mk 1:14–15; Jn 3:36; Jn 5:24; Ac 13:38–39; Ac 16:25–34; Ro 3:22–26; Ro 10:8–10; Eph 2:8

The outward response of baptism

Acts 22:16 SBLGNT

καὶ νῦν τί μέλλεις; ἀναστὰς βάπτισαι καὶ ἀπόλουσαι τὰς ἁμαρτίας σου ἐπικαλεσάμενος τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.

See also Mk 1:4–5; Ac 2:38; Ac 8:36; Col 2:11–12; 1 Pe 3:21

Confession of sin

Pr 28:13; 1 Jn 1:9

See also Le 16:20–22; Le 26:40–42; 2 Sa 12:13; Ps 32:3–5; La 3:40; Lk 15:17–20; Ac 19:18

Repentance

Turning towards God

Acts 3:19 SBLGNT

μετανοήσατε οὖν καὶ ἐπιστρέψατε πρὸς τὸ ἐξαλειφθῆναι ὑμῶν τὰς ἁμαρτίας,

See also 2 Ch 6:36–39; Is 55:7; Eze 18:21; Mt 3:1–2; Ac 17:30; 2 Co 7:10; 1 Th 1:9

Turning away from sin

John 8:11 SBLGNT

ἡ δὲ εἶπεν· Οὐδείς, κύριε. εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Οὐδὲ ἐγώ σε κρίνω· πορεύου καὶ μηκέτι ἁμάρτανε.⟧

See also Je 4:3–4; Lk 19:1–10; Jn 5:14; Ro 6:11–14; 1 Pe 2:11

The making of restitution

Luke 19:8 SBLGNT

σταθεὶς δὲ Ζακχαῖος εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν κύριον· Ἰδοὺ τὰ ἡμίσιά μου τῶν ὑπαρχόντων, κύριε, τοῖς πτωχοῖς δίδωμι, καὶ εἴ τινός τι ἐσυκοφάντησα ἀποδίδωμι τετραπλοῦν.

See also Le 6:1–7; Nu 5:6–8; Pr 6:30–31; Eze 33:12–16

The forgiveness of others

Luke 11:4 SBLGNT

καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν, καὶ γὰρ αὐτοὶ ἀφίομεν παντὶ ὀφείλοντι ἡμῖν· καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν.

See also Mt 6:14–15; Mt 18:21–35; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:32; Col 3:13