Arise, you who sleep, and rise from the dead, and Christ will give you light (Ephesians 5:14).

Put to death your earthly members: fornication, uncleanness, lust, evil lust, and covetousness, which is idolatry (Col. 3:5).

Be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me (Rev. 3:19-20).

Her many sins are forgiven because she loved much, – Christ says to the weeping harlot woman, who washed His feet with tears (Luke 7:47).

Jesus said (to the woman who was taken in adultery), "And I do not condemn you; go, and sin no more (John 8:11).

The Parable of the Sheep Lost and Found (Luke 15).

The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15).

The parable of the woman who found the lost coin shows the same thing (Luke 15).

The Angels of God also have joy over one sinner who repents (Luke 15:10).

I recognized my iniquity, and did not hide my sin, I said: "I will confess my iniquity to the Lord," and Thou hast forgiven the wickedness of my heart (Psalm 31:5).

Of my iniquity I will speak, and I will be anxious for my sin (Psalm 37:19).

To Thee alone have I sinned, and have I done evil before Thee (Psalm 50:6).

St. Chrysostom on this

Repentance cleanses all sins, whatever they may be (Exhortation 1 to Theodore the Fallen).

Repentance is judged not for a long time, but from the fervor of the heart (Exhortation 1 to Theodore the Fallen).

Five days are enough for repentance of sins; if you are sober, you will pray, you will be vigilant (Discourse 6 on Blessed Philogonia).

As long as we remain here, we have a great deal of hope; and as soon as we depart from here, it will not be in our strength to repent (Homily 2 on Lazarus).

One should not be ashamed of repentance, but of sin (Discourse 8 on Repentance).

Repentance without mercy is dead (Discourse 7 on Repentance).

For a sinner, repentance is annoying and terrible. (For the penitent) the healing of sins, the destruction of iniquities, the outpouring of tears, hope in God, weapons against the devil, the sword that takes away his head, the hope of salvation, the destruction of despair (Discourse 8 on Repentance).