Matthew 3:2

John's Audience

The object of repentance is not specifically stated, but appears to be synonymous with John's message, "The Kingdom of God is at hand."

Not immediately stated.  However, the Overall Context of Matthew 3:2-12 is clearly directed at the distinction of those who are being saved, and those consigned to unquenchable fire.

Matthew 3:8

Pharisees and Sadducees (verse 7)

Justification by religion; Religiosity

Avoiding the wrath of God in unquenchable fire.

Matthew 3:11

Those baptized by John

Unstated; prob. preparation to receive their Messiah

Avoiding the wrath of God in unquenchable fire.

Matthew 9:13

Sinners

Jesus Christ as one who has the ability to forgive sins (c.f. Matt. 9:9)

Forgiveness of Sins (c.f. Matt. 9:2, 6)

Matthew 11:20

The (inhabitants of the cities of Chorazin and Bethsaida

Receiving the message of the prophet John, or the prophet Jesus Christ (c.f. vs. 14-19)

Context speaks of temporal judgment on the ancient cities as a metaphor of the eternal judgment facing those who reject Jesus

Matthew 11:21

Tyre and Sidon

The object of repentance is hypothetical since no one ever went and preached to them.  If John the Baptist preached to them, he would have told them of Christ, as that was John's message.  If an ancient prophet had preached to them, Tyre and Sidon would be responsible for believing his message

Context speaks of temporal judgment on the ancient cities as a metaphor of the eternal judgment facing those who reject Jesus.  Since the repentance of Tyre and Sidon is hypothetical, it straddles deliverance from temporal judgment and deliverance from eternal judgment.

Matthew 21:29

A hypothetical son

He refused to work in his father's vineyard, but afterwards, repented, and went out to work.

The tax collectors and harlots will go into the kingdom before you.

Matthew 21:32

Those who reject the gospel, (compared to Harlots and Tax Collectors who believed it)

The "good" people to whom Jesus preached never repented.  But the harlots and tax collectors believed on Jesus. Here, saving repentance is specifically stated to be equivalent to "believing on Christ.

The tax collectors and harlots will go into the kingdom before you.

Mark1:4

Those who heard the preaching of Jesus

Believe on the one who was to come after John

The remission of sins

Mark 1:15

Sinners

"repentance" is specifically stated as equivalent to "believ[ing] the gospel."

The greater context suggests the remission of sins (e.g. verse 4).

Mark 2:17

Sinners

their unbelief that Jesus can forgive sins

Not explicitly stated.  Implicit:  That Jesus can forgive sins.

Mark 6:12

The persons to whom the disciples would be preaching

Who Jesus is

Those who refused to repent will find it intolerable in the day of judgment.  Again, the passage illustrates God's eternal judgment by showing the temporal judgment He has wrought in the past.

Luke 3:3

[The people] living in the country round about Jordan.

The message that "all flesh would see the salvation of God."

The remission of sins

Luke 3:8

The multitude that came forth to be baptized.  (Matthew, writing to a Jewish audience, tells us that these persons were Pharisees and Sadducees.

Rejection of salvation through religion.

Salvation from eternal judgment in hell.

Luke 5:32

Sinners (vs. 32)

"that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins." (vs. 24)

The forgiveness of sins (implied)

Luke 10:13

Sodom, Tyre and Sidon would have repented (vs. 12-14), in contrast to the response of Capernaum, Chorazin and Bethsaida (vs. 13-15)

"That the kingdom of God is come neigh unto you" (vs. 9-11)

"hearing Christ" (vs. 16)

The conclusion "that your names are written in heaven" (vs. 20) is not specifically stated as the consequence of repentance, but inferred through the structure of the passage as the only reasonable consequence of repentance.

Luke 11:32

The men of Nineveh

The message preached by Jonah

The men of Nineveh will have moral standing to judge the generation that rejected Jesus.  The passage implicitly condemns of those who reject Jesus, and is therefore implicitly dealing with salvation.

Luke 13:3, 5

Those present who told Jesus about the latest atrocity of Pontius Pilate

The belief that morality can save one from God's judgment.

Those who will not repent are under God's judgment!  Eternal judgment is strongly suggested by the context.

Luke 15:7

Publicans (tax collectors) and sinners (vs. 1)

They drew near Jesus to hear him (vs. 1, 2)

There is great rejoicing in heaven.  Again, salvation is not explicitly stated as the consequence, but is unquestionably intended in view of the consequence of angels rejoicing.

Luke 16:30

The brothers of the rich man (vs. 28)

The words of Moses and the prophets, the message not specifically stated.

That they might not "also come to this place of torment."  Again, the context is plainly soteriological.

Luke 24:47

All nations, beginning in Jerusalem (vs. 47)

Christ's suffering and rising from the dead (verse 46), and suggests that this was the focus of Jesus' teaching when he taught them about Himself from the Psalms and the4 prophets and the Law of Moses (vs. 44-45)

The remission of sins (vs. 47)