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.

Ifwe confessour sins,He is faithfuland righteousto forgiveus our sinsand to cleanseus from allunrighteousness.

"Wheneveryou standpraying,forgive,ifyou haveanythingagainstanyone,sothat your Fatherwhois in heavenwill alsoforgiveyou your transgressions.

"Do not judge,and you will not be judged;and do not condemn,and you will not be condemned;pardon,and you will be pardoned.

And forgiveus our debts,as we alsohave forgivenour debtors.

"Be on your guard!Ifyour brothersins,rebukehim; and ifhe repents,forgivehim.

"And ifhe sinsagainstyou seventimesa day,and returnsto you seven times,saying,'I repent,'forgivehim."

Lookupon my afflictionand my trouble,And forgiveallmy sins.

For Your name'ssake,O LORD,Pardonmy iniquity,for it is great.

He who concealsa transgressionseekslove,But he who repeatsa matterseparatesintimatefriends.

How blessedis he whose transgressionis forgiven,Whose sinis covered!

Who pardonsallyour iniquities,Who healsallyour diseases;

Be kindto one another,tender-hearted,forgivingeach other,justas Godin Christalsohas forgivenyou.

"Thereforerepentand return,sothat your sinsmay be wiped away,in orderthat timesof refreshingmay comefrom the presenceof the Lord;

And forgiveus our sins,For we ourselvesalsoforgiveeveryonewho is indebtedto us. And leadus not into temptation.'"

But Jesuswas saying,"Father,forgivethem; for they do not knowwhatthey are doing."And they castlots,dividingup His garmentsamongthemselves.

"Thereforelet it be knownto you, brethren,that throughHim forgivenessof sinsis proclaimedto you,

and He Himselfis the propitiationfor our sins;and not for oursonly,but alsofor [those of] the wholeworld.

and My peoplewhoare calledby My namehumblethemselves and prayand seekMy faceand turnfrom their wickedways,then I will hearfrom heaven,will forgivetheir sinand will healtheir land.

Therefore,confessyour sinsto oneanother,and prayfor one anothersothat you may be healed.The effectiveprayerof a righteous mancanaccomplishmuch.

ForgiveYour peopleIsraelwhomYou have redeemed,O LORD,and do not placethe guiltof innocentbloodin the midstof Your peopleIsrael.'And the bloodguiltinessshall be forgiventhem.

and the prayeroffered in faithwill restorethe one who is sick,and the Lordwill raisehim up, and ifhe has committedsins,they will be forgivenhim.

IfYou, LORD,should markiniquities,O Lord,whocould stand?

But there is forgivenesswith You, That You may be feared.

For He rescuedus from the domainof darkness,and transferredus to the kingdomof His belovedSon,

in whomwe haveredemption,the forgivenessof sins.

"Thereforerepentof thiswickednessof yours,and praythe Lordthat, ifpossible,the intentionof your heartmay be forgivenyou.

"I, even I, am the one who wipesout your transgressionsfor My own sake,And I will not rememberyour sins.

"The Godof our fathersraisedup Jesus,whomyou had put to deathby hangingHim on a cross.

"He is the one whom Godexaltedto His right handas a Princeand a Savior,to grantrepentanceto Israel,and forgivenessof sins.

"FOR I WILL BE MERCIFULTO THEIR INIQUITIES,AND I WILL REMEMBERTHEIR SINSNOMORE."

that ifyou confesswith your mouthJesus[as] Lord,and believein your heartthat GodraisedHim from the dead,you will be saved;

for with the hearta person believes,resultingin righteousness,and with the mouthhe confesses,resultingin salvation.

bearingwith one another,and forgivingeach other,whoeverhasa complaintagainstanyone;justas the Lordforgaveyou, soalsoshould you.

I acknowledgedmy sinto You, And my iniquityI did not hide;I said,"I will confessmy transgressionsto the LORD";And You forgavethe guiltof my sin.Selah.

Submitthereforeto God.Resistthe deviland he will fleefrom you.

Drawnearto Godand He will draw nearto you. Cleanseyour hands,you sinners;and purifyyour hearts,you double-minded.

Be miserableand mournand weep;let your laughterbe turnedinto mourningand your joyto gloom.

Humbleyourselves in the presenceof the Lord,and He will exaltyou.

Be graciousto me, O God,according to Your lovingkindness;According to the greatnessof Your compassionblotout my transgressions.

Washme thoroughlyfrom my iniquityAnd cleanseme from my sin.

"Thereforeifyou are presentingyour offeringat the altar,and thererememberthat your brotherhassomethingagainstyou,

leaveyour offeringtherebeforethe altarand go;firstbe reconciledto your brother,and thencomeand presentyour offering.

"And the sonsaidto him, 'Father,I have sinnedagainstheavenand in your sight;I amno longerworthyto be calledyour son.'

"For ifyou forgiveothersfor their transgressions,your heavenlyFatherwill alsoforgiveyou.

"But ifyou do not forgiveothers,thenyour Fatherwill not forgiveyour transgressions.

Nevertakeyour ownrevenge,beloved,but leaveroomfor the wrath[of God], for it is written,"VENGEANCEIS MINE,I WILL REPAY,"saysthe Lord.

"Comenow,and let us reasontogether," Saysthe LORD,"Thoughyour sinsare as scarlet,They will be as whiteas snow;Thoughthey are redlike crimson,They will be like wool.

ThenPetercameand saidto Him, "Lord,how oftenshall my brothersinagainstme and I forgivehim? Up to seven times?"

Jesussaidto him, "I do not sayto you, up to seven times,but up to seventy timesseven.

"But the tax collector,standingsome distance away,was evenunwillingto liftup his eyesto heaven,but was beatinghis breast,saying,'God,be mercifulto me, the sinner!'

He who concealshis transgressionswill not prosper,But he who confessesand forsakes[them] will findcompassion.

Nevertakeyour ownrevenge,beloved,but leaveroomfor the wrath[of God], for it is written,"VENGEANCEIS MINE,I WILL REPAY,"saysthe Lord.

"BUT IFYOUR ENEMYIS HUNGRY,FEEDHIM, AND IFHE IS THIRSTY,GIVE HIM A DRINK;FOR IN SODOINGYOU WILL HEAPBURNINGCOALSON HIS HEAD."

"My heavenlyFatherwill alsodothe sameto you, ifeachof you does not forgivehis brotherfrom your heart."

Let the wickedforsakehis wayAnd the unrighteousmanhis thoughts;And let him returnto the LORD,And He will havecompassionon him, And to our God,For He will abundantlypardon.

Brethren,evenifanyoneis caughtin anytrespass,you who are spiritual,restoresuch a onein a spiritof gentleness;[each one] lookingto yourself,sothat you toowill not be tempted.

For You, Lord,are good,and readyto forgive,And abundantin lovingkindnessto allwho callupon You.

for thisis My bloodof the covenant,which is pouredout for manyfor forgivenessof sins.

"Ifyour brothersins, goand show him his faultin private;ifhe listensto you, you have wonyour brother.

Thereforehumbleyourselves underthe mightyhandof God,that He may exaltyou at the proper time,

castingallyour anxietyon Him, becauseHe caresfor you.

You younger men,likewise,be subjectto [your] elders;and allof you, clotheyourselves with humilitytoward one another,for GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE.

Pursuepeacewith all men,and the sanctificationwithoutwhichno onewill seethe Lord.

Do nothingfrom selfishnessorempty conceit,but with humility of mindregardone anotheras more importantthan yourselves;

Brethren,I do not regardmyselfas having laid holdof [it] yet;but one thing[I do]: forgettingwhat [lies] behindand reaching forwardto what [lies] ahead,

I presson towardthe goalfor the prizeof the upwardcallof Godin ChristJesus.

He has not dealtwith us according to our sins,Norrewardedus according to our iniquities.

For as highas the heavensare abovethe earth,So greatis His lovingkindnesstowardthose who fearHim.

As faras the eastis from the west,So farhas He removedour transgressionsfrom us.

not returningevilfor evilorinsultfor insult,but giving a blessinginstead;for you were calledfor the verypurpose that you might inherita blessing.

Nevertakeyour ownrevenge,beloved,but leaveroomfor the wrath[of God], for it is written,"VENGEANCEIS MINE,I WILL REPAY,"saysthe Lord.

"BUT IFYOUR ENEMYIS HUNGRY,FEEDHIM, AND IFHE IS THIRSTY,GIVE HIM A DRINK;FOR IN SODOINGYOU WILL HEAPBURNINGCOALSON HIS HEAD."

Do not be overcomeby evil,but overcomeevilwith good.

But GoddemonstratesHis ownlovetowardus, in that while we were yetsinners,Christdiedfor us.

A man'sdiscretionmakeshim slowto anger,And it is his gloryto overlooka transgression.

Foolsmockat sin,But amongthe uprightthere is goodwill.

My little children,I am writingthese thingsto you sothat you may not sin.And ifanyonesins,we havean Advocatewith the Father,JesusChristthe righteous;

Thereforelet us draw nearwith confidenceto the throneof grace,sothat we may receivemercyand findgraceto helpin time of need.

does not act unbecomingly;it does not seekits own,is not provoked,does not take into accounta wrong[suffered],

"Be merciful,justas your Fatheris merciful.

In Him we haveredemptionthroughHis blood,the forgivenessof our trespasses,accordingto the richesof His grace

"But sothat you may knowthat the Sonof Manhasauthorityon earthto forgivesins"--thenHe saidto the paralytic,"Getup, pickup your bedand gohome."

"ThereforeI sayto you, anysinand blasphemyshall be forgivenpeople,but blasphemyagainst the Spiritshall not be forgiven.

Firstof all,then,I urgethat entreaties[and] prayers,petitions[and] thanksgivings,be madeon behalfof allmen,

When you were deadin your transgressionsand the uncircumcisionof your flesh,He made you alive togetherwith Him, having forgivenus allour transgressions,

having canceledout the certificate of debtconsisting of decreesagainstus, whichwas hostileto us; and He has takenit out of the way,having nailedit to the cross.

For I confessmy iniquity;I am fullof anxietybecauseof my sin.

Do not rememberthe sinsof my youthor my transgressions;According to Your lovingkindnessrememberme, For Your goodness'sake,O LORD.

Thereforethere is nownocondemnationfor thosewho are in ChristJesus.

"ThereforeI will judgeyou, O houseof Israel,eachaccording to his conduct,"declaresthe LordGOD."Repentand turnawayfrom allyour transgressions,so that iniquitymay not becomea stumblingblockto you.

for allhave sinnedand fall shortof the gloryof God,

being justifiedas a giftby His gracethroughthe redemptionwhich is in ChristJesus;

Thereforeifanyoneis in Christ,[he is] a newcreature;the old thingspassed away;behold,new thingshave come.

Createin me a cleanheart,O God,And renewa steadfastspiritwithinme.

"Ask,and it will be givento you; seek,and you will find;knock,and it will be openedto you.

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