95 Bible verses about forgiving wholeheartedly

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will 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, as God in Christ forgave you.

forbearing one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

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

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

And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against any one; so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor requite us according to our iniquities.

For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;

as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

“Come now, 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 become like wool.

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

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

Many are the pangs of the wicked; but steadfast love surrounds him who trusts in the Lord.

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

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on thee.

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on his bed; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.”

Any one whom you forgive, I also forgive. What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.”

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

so will it be on the day when the Son of man is revealed.

On that day, let him who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away; and likewise let him who is in the field not turn back.

Remember Lot's wife.

Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

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

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

And they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.”

and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

And forgive us our debts, As we also have forgiven our debtors;

Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy steadfast love; according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.

Then I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners will return to thee.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of thy deliverance.

O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

For thou hast no delight in sacrifice; were I to give a burnt offering, thou wouldst not be pleased.

The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Do good to Zion in thy good pleasure; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem,

then wilt thou delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on thy altar.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!

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

they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus,

But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

“I, I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

Do not return evil for evil or reviling for reviling; but on the contrary bless, for to this you have been called, that you may obtain a blessing.

leave your gift there before the altar and go; 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 our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

Good sense makes a man slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

“Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;

My little children, I am writing this to you so that you may not sin; but if any one does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;

The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

He who forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter alienates a friend.

Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

and give no opportunity to the devil.

I acknowledged my sin to thee, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my trangressions to the Lord”; then thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin. Selah

And you, who were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,

And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt.

and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, 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, that he may have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.

He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor requite us according to our iniquities.

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience,

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

but if we walk in the light, as he 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, according to thy steadfast love; according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.

And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.

Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will help you.

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God—

But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.

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

And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them.

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.

then he adds, “I will remember their sins and their misdeeds no more.”

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

For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

If thou, O Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?

But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, take up your bed and go home.”

The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

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

Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Look to yourself, lest you too be tempted.

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

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah

Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little.”

it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man quietly holds it back.

Great is thy mercy, O Lord; give me life according to thy justice.

be gracious to me, O Lord, for to thee do I cry all the day.

So also David pronounces a blessing upon the man to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works:

“Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;

blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not reckon his sin.”

I bow down toward thy holy temple and give thanks to thy name for thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness; for thou hast exalted above everything thy name and thy word.

whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent man ignores an insult.

I hate double-minded men, but I love thy law.

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

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

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

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief, my soul and my body also.

Out of the depths I cry to thee, O Lord!

Lord, hear my voice! Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!

Welcome one another, therefore, as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

For, “every one who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.”

My eyes shed streams of tears, because men do not keep thy law.

Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants of one another.

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

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his 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 compassion is over all that he has made.

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

who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,

Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered for ever.