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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.
But if we confess (admit) our sins, then God will forgive our sins. We can trust God to do this. God does what is right. God will make us clean from all the wrong things we have done.
When you are praying, and you remember that you are angry with another person about something, then forgive that person. Forgive them so that your Father in heaven will also forgive your sins.”
“Don’t judge other people, and you will not be judged. Don’t condemn (find guilty) other people, and you will not be condemned. Forgive other people, and you will be forgiven.
Forgive the sins we have done,\par the same as we have forgiven the people\par that did wrong to us.\par
So be careful!
If your brother does something wrong to you seven times in one day, but he says that he is sorry each time, then you should forgive him.”
Lord, I have done many wrong things.\par But, to show your goodness,\par you forgave me for everything I did.\par
If you forgive a person who does wrong to you, then you can be friends. But if you continue to remember the wrong that he did, then it will hurt your friendship.
A person is very happy. {\cf2\super [195]} \par when his sins are forgiven.\par \{That person is very fortunate\}\par when his sins are erased. {\cf2\super [196]} \par
Forgive us the sins we have done,\par because we forgive every person\par that has done wrong to us.\par And don’t let us be tempted (tested).’”\par
Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people \{that are killing me\}. They don’t know what they are doing. {\cf2\super [377]} ”
Jesus is the way our sins are taken away. And Jesus is the way that all people can have their sins taken away, too.
and if my people who are called by my name become humble and pray, and look for me, and turn away from their evil ways, then I will hear them from heaven. And I will forgive their sin and I will heal their land.
Always tell each other the wrong things you have done. Then pray for each other. Do this so that God can heal you. When a good person prays hard, great things happen.
Lord, you saved Israel. We are your people. Now make us pure. [128] Don’t blame us for killing an innocent man.’ In this way, those men will not be blamed for killing an innocent man.
The prayer that is said with faith will make the sick person well. The Lord will heal that person. And if that person has sinned, then God will forgive those sins.
Lord, if you really punished people\par for all of their sins,\par no person would be left alive.\par
Lord, forgive your people.\par Then there will be people to worship you.\par
God made us free from the power of darkness (evil). And he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son (Jesus).
The Son paid the price to make us free. In him we have forgiveness of our sins.
Change your heart! Turn away from this bad thing you have done. Pray to the Lord (God). Maybe he will forgive you for thinking this.
“I, I am the One who wipes away all your sins. I do this to please myself. I will not remember your sins.
You killed Jesus. You hung him on a cross. But God, the same God our fathers {\cf2\super [99]} had, raised Jesus up from death!
Jesus is the One that God raised to his right side. God made Jesus our Leader and Savior. God did this so that all Jews can change their hearts and lives. Then God can forgive their sins.
And I will forgive the wrong things they do against me,\par and I will not remember their sins.”\par \i (Jeremiah 31:31-34)\i0 \par
If you openly say, “Jesus is Lord,” and if you believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from death, then you will be saved.
Yes, we believe with our heart, and so we are made right with God. And we use our mouth to say that we believe, and so we are saved.
Don’t be angry with each other, but forgive each other. If another person does something wrong against you, then forgive that person. Forgive other people because the Lord forgave you.
But then I decided to confess all my sins to the Lord.\par Lord, I told you about my sins.\par I did not hide any of my guilt.\par And you forgave me for all my sins!\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [200]})\i0 \par
So give yourselves to God. Be against the devil, and the devil will run away from you.
Come near to God and God will come near to you. You are sinners. So clean sin out of your lives. {\cf2\super [23]} You are trying to follow God and the world at the same time. Make your thinking pure.
Be sad, be sorry, and cry! Change your laughter into crying. Change your joy into sadness.
Be humble before the Lord, and he will make you great.
God, be merciful to me,\par because of your great loving kindness,\par because of your great mercy,\par erase all my sins.\par
God, scrub away my guilt.\par Wash away my sins,\par Make me clean again!\par
“So when you offer your gift to God, think about other people. If you are offering your gift before the altar, {\cf2\super [64]} and you remember that your brother has something against you,
then leave your gift there at the altar. Go and make peace with that person. Then come and offer your gift.
The son said, ‘Father, I sinned against God and have done wrong to you. I am not good enough to be called your son.’
Yes, if you forgive other people for the things they do wrong, then your Father in heaven will also forgive you for the things you do wrong.
But if you don’t forgive the wrong things people do to you, then your Father in heaven will not forgive the wrong things you do.
My friends, don’t try to punish people when they do wrong to you. Wait for God to punish them with his anger. It is written: “I am the One who punishes; I will pay people back,” {\cf2\super [132]} says the Lord.
The Lord says, “Come, let’s discuss these things. Your sins are red like scarlet, {\cf2\super [11]} but they can be \{washed away and you will be\} white like snow. Your sins are bright red, but you can become white like wool.
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, when my brother won’t stop doing wrong to me, how many times must I forgive him? Should I forgive him as many as seven times?”
Jesus answered, “I tell you, you must forgive him more than seven times. You must continue to forgive him even if he does wrong to you seventy-seven times. {\cf2\super [256]} ”
“The tax collector {\cf2\super [288]} stood alone too. But when he prayed, he would not even look up to heaven. The tax collector felt very humble before God. He said, ‘O God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner!’
A person that hides his sins will not be successful. But a person that confesses his sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.
My friends, don’t try to punish people when they do wrong to you. Wait for God to punish them with his anger. It is written: “I am the One who punishes; I will pay people back,” {\cf2\super [132]} says the Lord.
But you should do this: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if your enemy is thirsty, give him something to drink. In this way you will make that person ashamed. {\cf2\super [133]} ” {\cf2\super [134]}
“This king did the same as my heavenly Father will do to you. You must truly forgive your brother or sister, or my heavenly Father will not forgive you.”
Evil people should stop living evil lives.\par They should stop thinking bad thoughts.\par They should come to the Lord again.\par Then the Lord will comfort them.\par Those people should come to the Lord\par because our God forgives.\par
Brothers and sisters, a person in your group might do something wrong. You people who are spiritual should go to the person who is sinning. You should help to make him right again. You should do this in a gentle way. But be careful! You might be tempted to sin, too.
Master, you are good and merciful.\par Your people call to you for help.\par You really love those people.\par
This wine is my blood. My blood (death) begins the new agreement \{from God to his people\}. This blood is given for many people to forgive their sins.
“If your brother or sister does something wrong to you, go and tell that person what he did wrong. Do this alone with that person. If that person listens to you, then you have helped that person to be your brother again.
So be humble under God’s powerful hand. Then he will lift you up when the right time comes.
Give all your worries to him, because he cares for you.
Young men, I have something to say to you, too. You should accept the authority of the elders. {\cf2\super [32]} All of you should be very humble with each other.
Try to live in peace with all people. And try to live lives free from sin. If a person’s life is not holy, {\cf2\super [160]} then he will never see the Lord.
When you do things, don’t let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble and give more honor to other people than to yourselves.
Brothers and sisters, I know that I have not yet reached that goal. But there is one thing I always do: I forget the things that are past. I try as hard as I can to reach the goal that is before me.
I keep trying to reach the goal and get the prize. That prize is mine because God called me through Christ to the life above.
We sinned against God\par but he didn’t give us\par the punishment we deserved.\par
God’s love for his followers\par is as high above us\par as heaven is above the earth.\par
And God has taken our sins\par as far away from us\par as the east is from the west.\par
Don’t do wrong to a person to pay him back for doing wrong to you. Or don’t say something bad to a person to pay him back for saying something bad to you. But \{ask God to\} bless that person. Do this, because you yourselves were called to receive a blessing.
My friends, don’t try to punish people when they do wrong to you. Wait for God to punish them with his anger. It is written: “I am the One who punishes; I will pay people back,” {\cf2\super [132]} says the Lord.
But you should do this: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if your enemy is thirsty, give him something to drink. In this way you will make that person ashamed. {\cf2\super [133]} ” {\cf2\super [134]}
Don’t let evil defeat you. You should defeat evil by doing good.
But Christ died for us while we were still sinners. In that way God showed us that he loves us very much.
If a person is wise, that wisdom gives him patience. And it is wonderful when he forgives people who do wrong to him.
A foolish person laughs at the idea of paying for the bad things he did. But good people try very hard to get forgiveness.
My dear children, I write this letter to you so that you will not sin. But if any person sins, we have Jesus Christ to help us. He is the righteous (good) One. Jesus defends us before God the Father.
Who were those people who heard God’s voice and were against him? It was all those people that Moses led out of Egypt.
Love is not rude, love is not selfish, and love does not become angry easily. Love does not remember wrongs done against it.
In Christ we are made free by Christ’s blood (death). We have forgiveness of sins because of God’s rich grace.
So I tell you, people can be forgiven of every sin they do. And people can be forgiven for every bad thing they say. But if a person speaks against (refuses to accept) the Holy Spirit, {\cf2\super [174]} then that person will not be forgiven.
First, I tell you to pray for all people. Talk to God about them. Ask him for the things people need, and be thankful to him.
You were spiritually dead because of your sins and because you were not free from the power of your sinful self. But God made you alive with Christ. And God forgave all our sins.
We owed a debt because we broke God’s laws. That debt listed all the rules we failed to follow. But God forgave us of that debt. God took away that debt and nailed it to the cross.
Don’t remember the sins and bad things\par that I did when I was young.\par For your good name, Lord,\par remember me with love.\par
All people have sinned and are not good enough for God’s glory.
People are made right with God by his grace (kindness). This is a free gift. People are made right with God by being made free from sin through Jesus Christ.
We have small troubles for a while now, but those troubles are helping us gain an eternal glory. That eternal glory is much greater than the troubles.
“Continue to ask, and God will give to you. Continue to search, and you will find. Continue to knock, and the door will open for you.