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95 Bible verses about forgiving wholeheartedly
Yes, if you forgive others for their sins, your Father in heaven will also forgive you for your sins.
But if you don’t forgive others, your Father in heaven will not forgive your sins.
Be kind and loving to each other, and forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ.
Bear with each other, and forgive each other. If someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because the Lord forgave you.
“Don’t judge others, and you will not be judged. Don’t accuse others of being guilty, and you will not be accused of being guilty. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, when my fellow believer sins against 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 forgive him even if he wrongs you seventy times seven.
When you are praying, if you are angry with someone, forgive him so that your Father in heaven will also forgive your sins. [
He has not punished us as our sins should be punished; he has not repaid us for the evil we have done.
As high as the sky is above the earth, so great is his love for those who respect him.
He has taken our sins away from us as far as the east is from west.
The Lord says, “Come, let us talk about these things. Though your sins are like scarlet, they can be as white as snow. Though your sins are deep red, they can be white like wool.
But if we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins, because we can trust God to do what is right. He will cleanse us from all the wrongs we have done.
Happy is the person whose sins are forgiven, whose wrongs are pardoned.
Wicked people have many troubles, but the Lord’s love surrounds those who trust him.
Good people, rejoice and be happy in the Lord. Sing all you whose hearts are right.
Happy is the person whom the Lord does not consider guilty and in whom there is nothing false.
If you hide your sins, you will not succeed. If you confess and reject them, you will receive mercy.
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, because they don’t know what they are doing.” The soldiers threw lots to decide who would get his clothes.
My friends, do not try to punish others when they wrong you, but wait for God to punish them with his anger. It is written: “I will punish those who do wrong; I will repay them,” says the Lord.
Some people brought to Jesus a man who was paralyzed and lying on a mat. When Jesus saw the faith of these people, he said to the paralyzed man, “Be encouraged, young man. Your sins are forgiven.”
If you forgive someone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven—if I had anything to forgive—I forgave it for you, as if Christ were with me.
I will forgive them for the wicked things they did, and I will not remember their sins anymore.”
So be careful! “If another follower sins, warn him, and if he is sorry and stops sinning, forgive him.
This is how it will be when the Son of Man comes again.
“On that day, a person who is on the roof and whose belongings are in the house should not go inside to get them. A person who is in the field should not go back home.
Remember Lot’s wife.
Those who try to keep their lives will lose them. But those who give up their lives will save them.
I tell you, on that night two people will be sleeping in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left.
There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken, and the other will be left. [
Two people will be in the field. One will be taken, and the other will be left.]”
The followers asked Jesus, “Where will this be, Lord?” Jesus answered, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.”
If he sins against you seven times in one day and says that he is sorry each time, forgive him.”
God, be merciful to me because you are loving. Because you are always ready to be merciful, wipe out all my wrongs.
Create in me a pure heart, God, and make my spirit right again.
Do not send me away from you or take your Holy Spirit away from me.
Give me back the joy of your salvation. Keep me strong by giving me a willing spirit.
Then I will teach your ways to those who do wrong, and sinners will turn back to you.
God, save me from the guilt of murder, God of my salvation, and I will sing about your goodness.
Lord, let me speak so I may praise you.
You are not pleased by sacrifices, or I would give them. You don’t want burnt offerings.
The sacrifice God wants is a broken spirit. God, you will not reject a heart that is broken and sorry for sin.
Do whatever good you wish for Jerusalem. Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Then you will be pleased with right sacrifices and whole burnt offerings, and bulls will be offered on your altar.
Wash away all my guilt and make me clean again.
Everyone has sinned and fallen short of God’s glorious standard,
and all need to be made right with God by his grace, which is a free gift. They need to be made free from sin through Jesus Christ.
But, Lord, you are a God who shows mercy and is kind. You don’t become angry quickly. You have great love and faithfulness.
Do not do wrong to repay a wrong, and do not insult to repay an insult. But repay with a blessing, because you yourselves were called to do this so that you might receive a blessing.
leave your gift there at the altar. Go and make peace with that person, and then come and offer your gift.
In Christ we are set free by the blood of his death, and so we have forgiveness of sins. How rich is God’s grace,
My dear children, I write this letter to you so you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have a helper in the presence of the Father—Jesus Christ, the One who does what is right.
Whoever forgives someone’s sin makes a friend, but gossiping about the sin breaks up friendships.
When you are angry, do not sin, and be sure to stop being angry before the end of the day.
Do not give the devil a way to defeat you.
Then I confessed my sins to you and didn’t hide my guilt. I said, “I will confess my sins to the Lord,” and you forgave my guilt.Selah
When you were spiritually dead because of your sins and because you were not free from the power of your sinful self, God made you alive with Christ, and he forgave all our sins.
The master felt sorry for his servant and told him he did not have to pay it back. Then he let the servant go free.
And the prayer that is said with faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will heal that person. And if the person has sinned, the sins will be forgiven.
The wicked should stop doing wrong, and they should stop their evil thoughts. They should return to the Lord so he may have mercy on them. They should come to our God, because he will freely forgive them.
If someone does wrong to you, do not pay him back by doing wrong to him. Try to do what everyone thinks is right.
He has not punished us as our sins should be punished; he has not repaid us for the evil we have done.
God has chosen you and made you his holy people. He loves you. So you should always clothe yourselves with mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
“This king did what my heavenly Father will do to you if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
But if we live in the light, as God is in the light, we can share fellowship with each other. Then the blood of Jesus, God’s Son, cleanses us from every sin.
God, be merciful to me because you are loving. Because you are always ready to be merciful, wipe out all my wrongs.
So the son left and went to his father. “While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt sorry for his son. So the father ran to him and hugged and kissed him.
Don’t say, “I’ll pay you back for the wrong you did.” Wait for the Lord, and he will make things right.
I mean that you have been saved by grace through believing. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God.
But God shows his great love for us in this way: Christ died for us while we were still sinners.
A gentle answer will calm a person’s anger, but an unkind answer will cause more anger.
But I will prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Stand up, take your mat, and go home.”
The sacrifice God wants is a broken spirit. God, you will not reject a heart that is broken and sorry for sin.
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and if you believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you will be saved.
Brothers and sisters, if someone in your group does something wrong, you who are spiritual should go to that person and gently help make him right again. But be careful, because you might be tempted to sin, too.
So I tell you, people can be forgiven for every sin and everything they say against God. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
I tell you that her many sins are forgiven, so she showed great love. But the person who is forgiven only a little will love only a little.”
Love is not rude, is not selfish, and does not get upset with others. Love does not count up wrongs that have been done.
David said the same thing. He said that people are truly blessed when God, without paying attention to their deeds, makes people right with himself.
“Blessed are they whose sins are forgiven, whose wrongs are pardoned.
Blessed is the person whom the Lord does not consider guilty.”
I will bow down facing your holy Temple, and I will thank you for your love and loyalty. You have made your name and your word greater than anything.
Let us, then, feel very sure that we can come before God’s throne where there is grace. There we can receive mercy and grace to help us when we need it.
Yes, if you forgive others for their sins, your Father in heaven will also forgive you for your sins.
let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, because we have been made free from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross so we would stop living for sin and start living for what is right. And you are healed because of his wounds.
Lord, have mercy, because I am in misery. My eyes are weak from so much crying, and my whole being is tired from grief.
Lord, I am in great trouble, so I call out to you.
Lord, hear my voice; listen to my prayer for help.
My brothers and sisters, God called you to be free, but do not use your freedom as an excuse to do what pleases your sinful self. Serve each other with love.
Patience is better than strength. Controlling your temper is better than capturing a city.
When you are angry, do not sin, and be sure to stop being angry before the end of the day.