Repentance isn’t a vocabulary word.
It’s a heart movement.

When Peter preached forgiveness, he didn’t say, “Now repent.”
Yet Scripture records:

“God has granted to the Gentiles repentance that leads to life.”
Acts 11:18

How?
By hearing the gospel.

Repentance — metanoia (μετάνοια) — means a change of mind towards God, not a display of emotion.
The moment Cornelius and his household believed they were forgiven, their minds turned toward God.
Their hearts opened.
Their posture shifted.

Repentance didn’t follow forgiveness.
It flowed from it.

The gospel didn’t demand repentance;
it created it.