Bible Dictionary: Penitent

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life.

2. (a.) Doing penance.

3. (n.) One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.

4. (n.) One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.

5. (n.) One under the direction of a confessor.

Library

The Tears of the Penitent.
... XIII."THE TEARS OF THE PENITENT. Adversity had taught David self-restraint, had
braced his soul, had driven him to grasp firmly the hand of God. ...
/.../maclaren/the life of david/xiii the tears of the penitent.htm

The Penitent Thief
... SERMON XXXI. THE PENITENT THIEF. Luke 23:42, 43. And ... paradise. The story of
the penitent thief is a most beautiful and affecting one. ...
/.../kingsley/the good news of god/sermon xxxi the penitent thief.htm

A Colloquy Between a Penitent and God
... A COLLOQUY BETWEEN A PENITENT AND GOD. ... The penitent soul is absorbed in the
thought of its own evil. Its sin stands clear before it. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/a colloquy between a penitent.htm

The Penitent Thief
... VII THE PENITENT THIEF. ... How different is the case of this penitent thief! He
confessed his sins, and Christ had mercy on him there and then. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/moody/men of the bible/vii the penitent thief.htm

Whether by the Penitent's Permission, a Priest May Reveal to ...
... OF THE SEAL OF CONFESSION (FIVE ARTICLES) Whether by the penitent's permission,
a priest may reveal to another a sin which he knows under the seal of confession ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether by the penitents permission.htm

The True Penitent.
... REPENTANCE AND REFORMATION. 330. " The True Penitent. 330. CM Breviary.
The True Penitent. 1 O sinner! bring not tears alone ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/330 the true penitent.htm

Whether a Penitent, at the Point of Death, Can be Absolved by any ...
... Whether a penitent, at the point of death, can be absolved by any priest?
Objection 1: It would seem that a penitent, at the point ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether a penitent at the.htm

Psalm 51:1. First Part. LM A Penitent Pleading for Pardon.
... Psalm 51:1. First Part. LM A penitent pleading for pardon. 1 Shew pity, Lord, O
Lord, forgive, Let a repenting rebel live: Are not thy mercies large and free? ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/watts/the psalms of david/psalm 51 1 0 first part l.htm

The Penitent Thief. Ch. 23:39-43
... VII. THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION. CHS. 22 TO 24 I. The Penitent Thief. Ch.
23:39-43. 39 And one of the malefactors that were hanged ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/i the penitent thief ch.htm

God's Mercy to the Penitent.
... REPENTANCE AND REFORMATION. 327. " God's Mercy to the Penitent. 327.
SM Jervis. God's Mercy to the Penitent. 1 Sweet is the ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/327 gods mercy to.htm

Thesaurus

Penitent (7 Occurrences)
...Penitent (7 Occurrences). Mark 1:4 So John the Baptizer came, and was in the Desert
proclaiming a baptism of the penitent for forgiveness of sins. (WEY). ...
/p/penitent.htm - 8k

Repentance (28 Occurrences)
... commandments. The true penitent is conscious of guilt (Psalm 51:4, 9), of pollution
(51:5, 7, 10), and of helplessness (51:11; 109:21, 22). ...
/r/repentance.htm - 31k

Impenitent (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite;
of a hard heart. 2. (n.) One who is not penitent. Multi-Version Concordance ...
/i/impenitent.htm - 6k

Thief (41 Occurrences)
... The penitent thief ("robber," the Revised Version (British and American) Mark
15:27 Matthew 27:38, 44; "malefactor," Luke 23:32, 39) was one of the two ...
/t/thief.htm - 22k

Repentant (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Penitent; sorry for sin. ... 3. (n.) One who repents,
especially one who repents of sin; a penitent. Multi-Version Concordance ...
/r/repentant.htm - 7k

Paradise (6 Occurrences)
... 3. Used by Christ: Christ uses the word but once (Luke 23:43), when He said to the
penitent thief, "Today shalt thou be with me in Paradise" (see ABRAHAM'S ...
/p/paradise.htm - 16k

Proclaiming (63 Occurrences)
... (WEY YLT NAS). Mark 1:4 So John the Baptizer came, and was in the Desert proclaiming
a baptism of the penitent for forgiveness of sins. (WEY YLT). ...
/p/proclaiming.htm - 25k

Absolution
... 3. (n.) The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which
Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven. ...
/a/absolution.htm - 8k

Sinlessness
... before us the profound ethical paradox of a person who, on the one hand, enjoins
penitence and (with a tenderness infinitely deep) loves the penitent, and, on ...
/s/sinlessness.htm - 10k

Guilt (180 Occurrences)
... decides. It is the penitent publican who goes down justified, not the Pharisee
with his long credit account (Luke 18:9-14). That ...
/g/guilt.htm - 46k

Bible Concordance

Penitent (7 Occurrences)

Mark 1:4 So John the Baptizer came, and was in the Desert proclaiming a baptism of the penitent for forgiveness of sins.
(WEY)

Luke 3:3 John went into all the district about the Jordan proclaiming a baptism of the penitent for the forgiveness of sins;
(WEY)

Luke 13:3 I tell you, certainly not. On the contrary, if you are not penitent you will all perish as they did.
(WEY)

1 Samuel 15:29 and also, the Pre-eminence of Israel doth not lie nor repent, for He 'is' not a man to be penitent.'
(YLT)

2 Kings 22:19 because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before Yahweh, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you,' says Yahweh.
(See RSV)

2 Chronicles 34:27 because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God, when you heard his words against this place, and against its inhabitants, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you, says Yahweh.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 1:27 Upright acts will be the price of Zion's forgiveness, and by righteousness will men be living there.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Penitent

Penitent: Promises To

Related Terms

Repentance (28 Occurrences)

Impenitent (1 Occurrence)

Thief (41 Occurrences)

Repentant (3 Occurrences)

Paradise (6 Occurrences)

Proclaiming (63 Occurrences)

Absolution