95 Bible verses about forgiving wholeheartedly

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.

“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”

Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

“And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.

He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.

Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots.

Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”

Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”

Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.

“In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back.

Remember Lot’s wife.

Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

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

Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left.

Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left.”

And they answered and said to Him, “Where, Lord?” So He said to them, “Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.”

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

And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.

Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.

Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.

Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, The God of my salvation, And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.

O Lord, open my lips, And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.

For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise.

Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem.

Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, With burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.

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

being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

“I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.

not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression.

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

My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy.

Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends.

“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

nor give place to the devil.

I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,

Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

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

Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.

Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;

“So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”

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

Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.

“And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

Do not say, “I will recompense evil”; Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

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

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.

And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.

in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”

A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise.

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

Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.

“Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.

Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah

Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;

A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back.

Great are Your tender mercies, O Lord; Revive me according to Your judgments.

Be merciful to me, O Lord, For I cry to You all day long.

just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:

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

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.”

I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name For Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.

For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

A fool’s wrath is known at once, But a prudent man covers shame.

I hate the double-minded, But I love Your law.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; My eye wastes away with grief, Yes, my soul and my body!

Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;

Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.

For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Rivers of water run down from my eyes, Because men do not keep Your law.

I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.

For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

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

I write to you, little children, Because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.

But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases,

“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

Surely he will never be shaken; The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance.