repent
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Even the thief crucified alongside him, in the final minutes of his life, with nothing to offer and everything to repent, received the same promise: today you will be with me in paradise.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
He asked the judge questions at his sentencing, including, “Does the record reflect that I repent in my sins?”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024
On Yom Kippur, Jews all over the world will fast, pray, avoid work or play and otherwise repent both for their sins and those of humanity as a whole.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2023
Choi wondered whether he would ever get the opportunity to publicly repent before he died.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023
When Sarai told him what Eril-Fane had done, he’d believed the Godslayer must repent of it now.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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