 The key here is what the word repent is in the English and the Greeks, two different words. In the Greek, we have the word metanoeo, and I'll explain it here in a minute. Repent, metanoeo, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Why do I say the Greek? Because it was written in the original language. The Koine Greek dialect is how the New Testament was written, and this is the word that was used for what we translate repent, metanoeo.