95 Bible verses about forgiving wholeheartedly

“For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins.

Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.

“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Then Peter came to him and said, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?”

Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!

Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your sins.”

He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve.

For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.

As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us.

Come, let’s consider your options,” says the Lord. “Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become white like wool.

But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness.

How blessed is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, whose sin is pardoned!

An evil person suffers much pain, but the Lord’s faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him.

Rejoice in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!

How blessed is the one whose wrongdoing the Lord does not punish, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.

[But Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.

Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.

Just then some people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Have courage, son! Your sins are forgiven.”

If you forgive anyone for anything, I also forgive him – for indeed what I have forgiven (if I have forgiven anything) I did so for you in the presence of Christ,

But you are willing to forgive, so that you might be honored.

“For I will be merciful toward their evil deeds, and their sins I will remember no longer.”

Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.

It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

On that day, anyone who is on the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back.

Remember Lot’s wife!

Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.

There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”

Then the disciples said to him, “Where, Lord?” He replied to them, “Where the dead body is, there the vultures will gather.”

Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.

Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!

Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!

Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me!

Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey!

Then I will teach rebels your merciful ways, and sinners will turn to you.

Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance.

O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you.

Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.

The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit – O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.

Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!

Then you will accept the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings; then bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.

Wash away my wrongdoing! Cleanse me of my sin!

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

But they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient and demonstrate great loyal love and faithfulness.

I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.

Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift.

He heals the brokenhearted, and bandages their wounds.

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

A person’s wisdom makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;

(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One,

The Lord is merciful and compassionate; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.

Do not give the devil an opportunity.

Then I confessed my sin; I no longer covered up my wrongdoing. I said, “I will confess my rebellious acts to the Lord.” And then you forgave my sins. (Selah)

And even though you were dead in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he nevertheless made you alive with him, having forgiven all your transgressions.

The lord had compassion on that slave and released him, and forgave him the debt.

And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up – and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.

Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.

He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve.

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”

But if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him.

Do not say, “I will pay back evil!” Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.

For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;

But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

How blessed is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, whose sin is pardoned!

Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat you.

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!

then he says, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no longer.”

A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

For sin will have no mastery over you, because you are not under law but under grace.

If you, O Lord, were to keep track of sins, O Lord, who could stand before you?

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” – then he said to the paralytic – “Stand up, take your stretcher, and go home.”

The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit – O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.

because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.

For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us. (Selah)

Therefore I tell you, her sins, which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little loves little.”

It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.

A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

Your compassion is great, O Lord. Revive me, as you typically do!

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry out to you all day long!

So even David himself speaks regarding the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;

blessed is the one against whom the Lord will never count sin.”

I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your name, because of your loyal love and faithfulness, for you have exalted your promise above the entire sky.

that if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience and knows all things.

Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.

A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent overlooks an insult.

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

“For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.

Have mercy on me, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.

O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

Receive one another, then, just as Christ also received you, to God’s glory.

For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Tears stream down from my eyes, because people do not keep your law. צ (Tsade)

In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.

For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

I am writing to you, little children, that your sins have been forgiven because of his name.

Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

The Lord is good to all, and has compassion on all he has made.

But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins.

He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases,

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.

For he will never be upended; others will always remember one who is just.