The word repentance appears 26 times in the King James Version (KJV). Repent appears 46 times. If you include other word variants such as repented, repenting, etc. then the count will be higher.
It appears 24 times in the NIV so the count varies slightly depending on which translation you use.
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The word repentance is mentioned 24 times in the new testament, in the New King James Version of the Bible. It will be a different number of times in other versions of the Bible. A core theme of the message of Jesus and the cross. Repentance means to turn from and go a different direction.
24 in the NIV, 26 in the KJV, and 19 in the NLT.
239 times in the KJV Bible
About 60 times.
12 times