74 Bible verses about asking for forgiveness

Facing up to my mistakes and saying "I'm sorry" takes guts. It means pushing past pride and arrogance, and showing true humility. It's not about whether I was the one hurt; it's about always trying to please God in everything I do.

Even if the other person doesn't apologize, and the Holy Spirit nudges me to say I'm sorry anyway, I know I'll receive God's grace and favor. It might be tough for a lot of folks, but choosing to forgive is truly liberating. It sets me free to move forward.

Holding onto grudges and refusing to forgive poisons my soul and can even cause physical pain. Forgiveness, on the other hand, is good for my body and soul. It's like a cleansing process that draws me closer to God.

It's so important to confess my sins and admit when I'm wrong to God, who frees me from all evil. His love and forgiveness cover every part of me; there's no limit to what He can forgive.

If we confess our sins, then he is faithful and just, so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquity.

And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your sins.

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

Be attentive to yourselves. If your brother has sinned against you, correct him. And if he has repented, forgive him.

According to these things, so shall it be in the day when the Son of man will be revealed.

In that hour, whoever will be on the rooftop, with his goods in the house, let him not descend to take them. And whoever will be in the field, similarly, let him not turn back.

Remember Lot's wife.

Whoever has sought to save his life, will lose it; and whoever has lost it, will bring it back to life.

I say to you, in that night, there will be two in one bed. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind.

Two will be at the grindstone together. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind. Two will be in the field. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind."

Responding, they said to him, "Where, Lord?"

And he said to them, "Wherever the body will be, in that place also, the eagles shall be gathered together."

And if he has sinned against you seven times a day, and seven times a day has turned back to you, saying, 'I am sorry,' then forgive him."

But as for me, I have been walking in my innocence. Redeem me, and have mercy on me.

Whoever conceals an offense seeks friendships. Whoever repeats the words of another separates allies.

A Psalm of David. Exult in the Lord, you just ones; together praise the upright.

You cover its heights with water. You set the clouds as your stairs. You walk upon the wings of the winds.

And be kind and merciful to one another, forgiving one another, just as God has forgiven you in Christ.

Therefore, repent and be converted, so that your sins may be wiped away.

And forgive us our sins, since we also forgive all who are indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation."

Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them. For they know not what they do." And truly, dividing his garments, they cast lots.

Therefore, let it be known to you, noble brothers, that through him is announced to you remission from sins and from everything by which you were not able to be justified in the law of Moses.

And he is the propitiation for our sins. And not only for our sins, but also for those of the whole world.

and if my people, over whom my name has been invoked, being converted, will have petitioned me and sought my face, and will have done penance for their wicked ways, then I will heed them from heaven, and I will forgive their sins, and I will heal their land.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be saved. For the unremitting prayer of a just person prevails over many things.

Be merciful to your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, O Lord, and do not charge them with innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel.' And so the guilt of the blood will be taken away from them.

And a prayer of faith will save the infirm, and the Lord will alleviate him. And if he has sins, these will be forgiven him.

Let Israel hope in the Lord, from this time forward and even forever.

For he has rescued us from the power of darkness, and he has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,

in whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins.

And so, repent from this, your wickedness, and beg God, so that perhaps this plan of your heart might be forgiven you.

I am. I am the very One who wipes away your iniquities for my own sake. And I will not remember your sins.

The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom you put to death by hanging him on a tree.

It is he whom God has exalted at his right hand as Ruler and Savior, so as to offer repentance and the remission of sins to Israel.

For I will forgive their iniquities, and I will no longer remember their sins."

Support one another, and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive one another. For just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also must you do.

He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

Unto the end. The understanding of David.

But I, like a fruitful olive tree in the house of God, have hoped in the mercy of God unto eternity, and forever and ever.

I will confess to you forever, because you have accomplished it. And I will wait on your name, for it is good in the sight of your saints.

When Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul, David went to the house of Ahimelech.

Therefore, if you offer your gift at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you,

leave your gift there, before the altar, and go first to be reconciled to your brother, and then you may approach and offer your gift.

And the son said to him: 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. Now I am not worthy to be called your son.'

For if you will forgive men their sins, your heavenly Father also will forgive you your offenses.

But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your sins.

Do not defend yourselves, dearest ones. Instead, step aside from wrath. For it is written: "Vengeance is mine. I shall give retribution, says the Lord."

And then approach and accuse me, says the Lord. Then, if your sins are like scarlet, they shall be made white like snow; and if they are red like vermillion, they shall become white like wool.

Then Peter, drawing near to him, said: "Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Even seven times?"

Jesus said to him: "I do not say to you, even seven times, but even seventy times seven times.

And the tax collector, standing at a distance, was not willing to even lift up his eyes to heaven. But he struck his chest, saying: 'O God, be merciful to me, a sinner.'

Whoever hides his crimes will not be guided. But whoever will have confessed and abandoned them shall overtake mercy.

Do not defend yourselves, dearest ones. Instead, step aside from wrath. For it is written: "Vengeance is mine. I shall give retribution, says the Lord."

And do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what is good, and what is well-pleasing, and what is perfect.

So if an enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in doing so, you will heap burning coals upon his head.

So, too, shall my heavenly Father do to you, if each one of you will not forgive his brother from your hearts."

Let the impious one abandon his way, and the iniquitous man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, and he will take pity on him, and to our God, for he is great in forgiveness.

And, brothers, if a man has been overtaken by any offense, you who are spiritual should instruct someone like this with a spirit of leniency, considering that you yourselves might also be tempted.

Will not Zion say that this man and that man were born in her? And the Most High himself has founded her.

For this is my blood of the new covenant, which shall be shed for many as a remission of sins.

But if your brother has sinned against you, go and correct him, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you will have regained your brother.

And so, be humbled under the powerful hand of God, so that he may exalt you in the time of visitation.

Cast all your cares upon him, for he takes care of you.

Similarly, young persons, be subject to the elders. And infuse all humility among one another, for God resists the arrogant, but to the humble he gives grace.

Pursue peace with everyone. Pursue sanctity, without which no one shall see God.

Let nothing be done by contention, nor in vain glory. Instead, in humility, let each of you esteem others to be better than himself.

Brothers, I do not consider that I have already attained this. Instead, I do one thing: forgetting those things that are behind, and extending myself toward those things that are ahead,

I pursue the destination, the prize of the heavenly calling of God in Christ Jesus.

You spring forth fountains in steep valleys. The waters will cross through the midst of the mountains.

All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.

Above them, the flying things of the air will dwell. From the midst of the rocks, they will utter voices.

not repaying evil with evil, nor slander with slander, but, to the contrary, repaying with blessings. For to this you have been called, so that you may possess the inheritance of a blessing.

Do not defend yourselves, dearest ones. Instead, step aside from wrath. For it is written: "Vengeance is mine. I shall give retribution, says the Lord."

And do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what is good, and what is well-pleasing, and what is perfect.

So if an enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in doing so, you will heap burning coals upon his head.

Do not allow evil to prevail, instead prevail over evil by means of goodness.

But God demonstrates his love for us in that, while we were yet sinners, at the proper time,

The doctrine of a man is known through patience. And his glory is to pass beyond iniquities.

The foolish will speak mockingly of sin. But grace lingers among the just.

My little sons, this I write to you, so that you may not sin. But if anyone has sinned, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Just One.

Therefore, let us go forth with confidence toward the throne of grace, so that we may obtain mercy, and find grace, in a helpful time.

Charity is not ambitious, does not seek for itself, is not provoked to anger, devises no evil.

Therefore, be merciful, just as your Father is also merciful.

In him, we have redemption through his blood: the remission of sins in accord with the riches of his grace,

But, so that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins," he then said to the paralytic, "Rise up, take up your bed, and go into your house."

For this reason, I say to you: Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.

And so I beg you, first of all, to make supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings for all men,

And when you were dead in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he enlivened you, together with him, forgiving you of all transgressions,

and wiping away the handwriting of the decree which was against us, which was contrary to us. And he has taken this away from your midst, affixing it to the Cross.

so that I may hear the voice of your praise and describe all your wonders.

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who are not walking according to the flesh.

Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge each one according to his ways, says the Lord God. Be converted, and do penance for all your iniquities, and then iniquity will not be your ruin.

For all have sinned and all are in need of the glory of God.

We have been justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

So if anyone is a new creature in Christ, what is old has passed away. Behold, all things have been made new.

But I, like a fruitful olive tree in the house of God, have hoped in the mercy of God unto eternity, and forever and ever.

Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

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