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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.
God is faithful and reliable. If we confess our sins, he forgives them and cleanses us from everything we’ve done wrong.
Whenever you pray, forgive anything you have against anyone. Then your Father in heaven will forgive your failures.”
“Stop judging, and you will never be judged. Stop condemning, and you will never be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
So watch yourselves! “If a believer sins, correct him. If he changes the way he thinks and acts, forgive him.
The day when the Son of Man is revealed will be like that.
“On that day those who are on the roof shouldn’t come down to get their belongings out of their houses. Those who are in the field shouldn’t turn back.
Remember Lot’s wife!
Those who try to save their lives will lose them, and those who lose their lives will save them.
“I can guarantee that on that night if two people are in one bed, one will be taken and the other one will be left.
Two women will be grinding grain together. One will be taken, and the other one will be left.”
They asked him, “Where, Lord?” Jesus told them, “Vultures will gather wherever there is a dead body.”
Even if he wrongs you seven times in one day and comes back to you seven times and says that he is sorry, forgive him.”
Whoever forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever keeps bringing up the issue separates the closest of friends.
Be kind to each other, sympathetic, forgiving each other as God has forgiven you through Christ.
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them. They don’t know what they’re doing.” Meanwhile, the soldiers divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice.
“So, brothers, I’m telling you that through Jesus your sins can be forgiven. Sins kept you from receiving God’s approval through Moses’ Teachings.
He is the payment for our sins, and not only for our sins, but also for the sins of the whole world.
However, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, search for me, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear ⌞their prayer⌟ from heaven, forgive their sins, and heal their country.
So admit your sins to each other, and pray for each other so that you will be healed. Prayers offered by those who have God’s approval are effective.
Lord, make peace with your people Israel, whom you freed. Don’t let the guilt of this unsolved murder remain among your people Israel.” Then there will be peace with the Lord despite the murder.
(Prayers offered in faith will save those who are sick, and the Lord will cure them.) If you have sinned, you will be forgiven.
O Lord, who would be able to stand if you kept a record of sins?
But with you there is forgiveness so that you can be feared.
God has rescued us from the power of darkness and has brought us into the kingdom of his Son, whom he loves.
His Son paid the price to free us, which means that our sins are forgiven.
So change your wicked thoughts, and ask the Lord if he will forgive you for thinking like this.
I alone am the one who is going to wipe away your rebellious actions for my own sake. I will not remember your sins ⌞anymore⌟.
You murdered Jesus by hanging him on a cross. But the God of our ancestors brought him back to life.
God used his power to give Jesus the honored position—the one next to him on the heavenly throne as leader and savior. He did this to lead the people of Israel to him, to change the way they think and act, and to forgive their sins.
because I will forgive their wickedness and I will no longer hold their sins against them.”
Put up with each other, and forgive each other if anyone has a complaint. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
I made my sins known to you, and I did not cover up my guilt. I decided to confess them to you, O Lord. Then you forgave all my sins. Selah
Have pity on me, O God, in keeping with your mercy. In keeping with your unlimited compassion, wipe out my rebellious acts.
Create a clean heart in me, O God, and renew a faithful spirit within me.
Do not force me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore the joy of your salvation to me, and provide me with a spirit of willing obedience.
⌞Then⌟ I will teach your ways to those who are rebellious, and sinners will return to you.
Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, my savior. Let my tongue sing joyfully about your righteousness!
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will tell about your praise.
You are not happy with any sacrifice. Otherwise, I would offer one ⌞to you⌟. You are not pleased with burnt offerings.
The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit. O God, you do not despise a broken and sorrowful heart.
Favor Zion with your goodness. Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit— with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Young bulls will be offered on your altar.
Wash me thoroughly from my guilt, and cleanse me from my sin.
“So if you are offering your gift at the altar and remember there that another believer has something against you,
leave your gift at the altar. First go away and make peace with that person. Then come back and offer your gift.
Then his son said to him, ‘Father, I’ve sinned against heaven and you. I don’t deserve to be called your son anymore.’
“If you forgive the failures of others, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
But if you don’t forgive others, your Father will not forgive your failures.
Don’t take revenge, dear friends. Instead, let God’s anger take care of it. After all, Scripture says, “I alone have the right to take revenge. I will pay back, says the Lord.”
“Come on now, let’s discuss this!” says the Lord. “Though your sins are bright red, they will become as white as snow. Though they are dark red, they will become as white as wool.
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked him, “Lord, how often do I have to forgive a believer who wrongs me? Seven times?”
Jesus answered him, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy times seven.
“But the tax collector was standing at a distance. He wouldn’t even look up to heaven. Instead, he became very upset, and he said, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
Whoever covers over his sins does not prosper. Whoever confesses and abandons them receives compassion.
Don’t take revenge, dear friends. Instead, let God’s anger take care of it. After all, Scripture says, “I alone have the right to take revenge. I will pay back, says the Lord.”
Don’t become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants—what is good, pleasing, and perfect.
But, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink. If you do this, you will make him feel guilty and ashamed.”
That is what my Father in heaven will do to you if each of you does not sincerely forgive other believers.”
Let wicked people abandon their ways. Let evil people abandon their thoughts. Let them return to the Lord, and he will show compassion to them. Let them return to our God, because he will freely forgive them.
Brothers and sisters, if a person gets trapped by wrongdoing, those of you who are spiritual should help that person turn away from doing wrong. Do it in a gentle way. At the same time watch yourself so that you also are not tempted.
This is my blood, the blood of the promise. It is poured out for many people so that sins are forgiven.
“If a believer does something wrong, go, confront him when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won back that believer.
Be humbled by God’s power so that when the right time comes he will honor you.
Turn all your anxiety over to God because he cares for you.
Young people, in a similar way, place yourselves under the authority of spiritual leaders. Furthermore, all of you must serve each other with humility, because God opposes the arrogant but favors the humble.
Try to live peacefully with everyone, and try to live holy lives, because if you don’t, you will not see the Lord.
Don’t act out of selfish ambition or be conceited. Instead, humbly think of others as being better than yourselves.
Brothers and sisters, I can’t consider myself a winner yet. This is what I do: I don’t look back, I lengthen my stride, and
I run straight toward the goal to win the prize that God’s heavenly call offers in Christ Jesus.
He has not treated us as we deserve for our sins or paid us back for our wrongs.
As high as the heavens are above the earth— that is how vast his mercy is toward those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west— that is how far he has removed our rebellious acts from himself.
Don’t pay people back with evil for the evil they do to you, or ridicule those who ridicule you. Instead, bless them, because you were called to inherit a blessing.
Don’t take revenge, dear friends. Instead, let God’s anger take care of it. After all, Scripture says, “I alone have the right to take revenge. I will pay back, says the Lord.”
Don’t become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants—what is good, pleasing, and perfect.
But, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink. If you do this, you will make him feel guilty and ashamed.”
Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil with good.
A person with good sense is patient, and it is to his credit that he overlooks an offense.
My dear children, I’m writing this to you so that you will not sin. Yet, if anyone does sin, we have Jesus Christ, who has God’s full approval. He speaks on our behalf when we come into the presence of the Father.
So we can go confidently to the throne of God’s kindness to receive mercy and find kindness, which will help us at the right time.
It isn’t rude. It doesn’t think about itself. It isn’t irritable. It doesn’t keep track of wrongs.
Through the blood of his Son, we are set free from our sins. God forgives our failures because of his overflowing kindness.
I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home.”
So I can guarantee that people will be forgiven for any sin or cursing. However, cursing the Spirit will not be forgiven.
First of all, I encourage you to make petitions, prayers, intercessions, and prayers of thanks for all people,
You were once dead because of your failures and your uncircumcised corrupt nature. But God made you alive with Christ when he forgave all our failures.
He did this by erasing the charges that were brought against us by the written laws God had established. He took the charges away by nailing them to the cross.
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my rebellious ways. Remember me, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy and your goodness.
“That is why I will judge each of you by what you have done, people of Israel,” declares the Almighty Lord. “Change the way you think and act. Turn away from all the rebellious things that you have done so that you will not fall into sin.
Because all people have sinned, they have fallen short of God’s glory.
They receive God’s approval freely by an act of his kindness through the price Christ Jesus paid to set us free ⌞from sin⌟.
Whoever is a believer in Christ is a new creation. The old way of living has disappeared. A new way of living has come into existence.
“Ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened for you.