99 Bible Verses about Self-Forgiveness

If we confess our sins, then he is faithful and just, so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquity.

And be kind and merciful to one another, forgiving one another, just as God has forgiven you in Christ.

And then approach and accuse me, says the Lord. Then, if your sins are like scarlet, they shall be made white like snow; and if they are red like vermillion, they shall become white like wool.

Above them, the flying things of the air will dwell. From the midst of the rocks, they will utter voices.

What God is like you, who takes away iniquity and passes over the sin of the remnant of your inheritance? No longer will he send forth his fury, because he is willing to be merciful.

He will turn back and have mercy on us. He will put away our iniquities, and he will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.

I am. I am the very One who wipes away your iniquities for my own sake. And I will not remember your sins.

So if anyone is a new creature in Christ, what is old has passed away. Behold, all things have been made new.

For I will forgive their iniquities, and I will no longer remember their sins."

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who are not walking according to the flesh.

Support one another, and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive one another. For just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also must you do.

But I, like a fruitful olive tree in the house of God, have hoped in the mercy of God unto eternity, and forever and ever.

He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

Come to me, all you who labor and have been burdened, and I will refresh you.

But God demonstrates his love for us in that, while we were yet sinners, at the proper time,

Whoever hides his crimes will not be guided. But whoever will have confessed and abandoned them shall overtake mercy.

Will not Zion say that this man and that man were born in her? And the Most High himself has founded her.

And I will no longer remember their sins and iniquities."

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Let the impious one abandon his way, and the iniquitous man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, and he will take pity on him, and to our God, for he is great in forgiveness.

Let Israel hope in the Lord, from this time forward and even forever.

For if you will forgive men their sins, your heavenly Father also will forgive you your offenses.

But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your sins.

For God did not send his Son into the world, in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may be saved through him.

And he said to me: "My grace is sufficient for you. For virtue is perfected in weakness." And so, willingly shall I glory in my weaknesses, so that the virtue of Christ may live within me.

Unto the end. The understanding of David.

But I, like a fruitful olive tree in the house of God, have hoped in the mercy of God unto eternity, and forever and ever.

I will confess to you forever, because you have accomplished it. And I will wait on your name, for it is good in the sight of your saints.

When Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul, David went to the house of Ahimelech.

For all have sinned and all are in need of the glory of God.

We have been justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

In him, we have redemption through his blood: the remission of sins in accord with the riches of his grace,

Cast all your cares upon him, for he takes care of you.

You have seen, O Lord, do not be silent. Lord, do not depart from me.

Because of this, I tell you: many sins are forgiven her, because she has loved much. But he who is forgiven less, loves less."

For sin should not have dominion over you. For you are not under the law, but under grace.

And they will no longer teach, a man his neighbor, and a man his brother, saying: 'Know the Lord.' For all will know me, from the littlest of them even to the greatest, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will no longer remember their sin.

so that I may hear the voice of your praise and describe all your wonders.

It is a faithful saying, and worthy of acceptance by everyone, that Christ Jesus came into this world to bring salvation to sinners, among whom I am first.

And some of you were like this. But you have been absolved, but you have been sanctified, but you have been justified: all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

And now thus says the Lord who created you, O Jacob, and who formed you, O Israel: Do not be afraid. For I have redeemed you, and I have called you by your name. You are mine.

And do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what is good, and what is well-pleasing, and what is perfect.

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the Holy Spirit has offered himself, immaculate, to God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, in order to serve the living God?

Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them. For they know not what they do." And truly, dividing his garments, they cast lots.

My little sons, this I write to you, so that you may not sin. But if anyone has sinned, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Just One.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

The Lord is not delaying his promise, as some imagine, but he does act patiently for your sake, not wanting anyone to perish, but wanting all to be turned back to penance.

Therefore, let us go forth with confidence toward the throne of grace, so that we may obtain mercy, and find grace, in a helpful time.

For by grace, you have been saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves, for it is a gift of God.

I have wiped away your iniquities like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, because I have redeemed you.

For I am certain that neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor Principalities, nor Powers, nor the present things, nor the future things, nor strength,

nor the heights, nor the depths, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Lord enlightens the blind. The Lord sets upright those who have been thrown down. The Lord loves the just.

I live; yet now, it is not I, but truly Christ, who lives in me. And though I live now in the flesh, I live in the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and who delivered himself for me.

Then Peter, drawing near to him, said: "Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Even seven times?"

Jesus said to him: "I do not say to you, even seven times, but even seventy times seven times.

But, before all things, have a constant mutual charity among yourselves. For love covers a multitude of sins.

The mountains ascend, and the plains descend, to the place which you have founded for them.

Hatred rises up from disputes. And charity covers all offenses.

Yet to each one of us there has been given grace according to the measure allotted by Christ.

Brothers, I do not consider that I have already attained this. Instead, I do one thing: forgetting those things that are behind, and extending myself toward those things that are ahead,

I pursue the destination, the prize of the heavenly calling of God in Christ Jesus.

For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.

Fear is not in love. Instead, perfect love casts out fear, for fear pertains to punishment. And whoever fears is not perfected in love.

But all is of God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.

He himself bore our sins in his body upon the tree, so that we, having died to sin, would live for justice. By his wounds, you have been healed.

for the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has gifted us in his beloved Son.

In him, we have redemption through his blood: the remission of sins in accord with the riches of his grace,

And you have not received, again, a spirit of servitude in fear, but you have received the Spirit of the adoption of sons, in whom we cry out: "Abba, Father!"

Everything is possible in him who has strengthened me.

For God made him who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the justice of God in him.

For in as much as he himself has suffered and has been tempted, he also is able to assist those who are tempted.

For we know this: that our former selves have been crucified together with him, so that the body which is of sin may be destroyed, and moreover, so that we may no longer serve sin.

So may the God of hope fill you with every joy and with peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope and in the virtue of the Holy Spirit.

But, by the grace of God, I am what I am. And his grace in me has not been empty, since I have labored more abundantly than all of them. Yet it is not I, but the grace of God within me.

Amen, amen, I say to you, that whoever hears my word, and believes in him who sent me, has eternal life, and he does not go into judgment, but instead he crosses from death into life.

A Psalm of David. Exult in the Lord, you just ones; together praise the upright.

Therefore, be subject to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Concerning the rest, brothers, be strengthened in the Lord, by the power of his virtue.

I am confident of this very thing: that he who has begun this good work in you will perfect it, unto the day of Christ Jesus.

but hope is not unfounded, because the love of God is poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

And I ask him to grant to you to be strengthened in virtue by his Spirit, in accord with the wealth of his glory, in the inner man,

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of virtue, and of love, and of self-restraint.

So may the God of patience and solace grant you to be of one mind toward one another, in accord with Jesus Christ,

Furthermore, since we also have so great a cloud of witnesses over us, let us set aside every burden and sin which may surround us, and advance, through patience, to the struggle offered to us.

But the God of all grace, who has called us to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will himself perfect, confirm, and establish us, after a brief time of suffering.

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.

So then, truly, the just will confess your name, and the upright will dwell with your countenance.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation.

He consoles us in all our tribulation, so that we too may be able to console those who are in any kind of distress, through the exhortation by which we also are being exhorted by God.

Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence.

In all your ways, consider him, and he himself will direct your steps.

Unto the end. A Psalm for the sons of Korah.

Because of this, console one another and build up one another, just as you are doing.

For whatever was written, was written to teach us, so that, through patience and the consolation of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

A Psalm of David himself. To you, Lord, I will cry out. My God, do not be silent toward me. For if you remain silent toward me, I will become like those who descend into the pit.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.

Concerning the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is chaste, whatever is just, whatever is holy, whatever is worthy to be loved, whatever is of good repute, if there is any virtue, if there is any praiseworthy discipline: meditate on these.

But we had within ourselves the response to death, so that we would not have faith in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.

"Blessed are they whose iniquities have been forgiven and whose sins have been covered.

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord has not imputed sin."

Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not turn away, for I am your God. I have strengthened you, and I have assisted you, and the right hand of my just one has upheld you.

And we know that, for those who love God, all things work together unto good, for those who, in accordance with his purpose, are called to be saints.

So, let us draw near with a true heart, in the fullness of faith, having hearts cleansed from an evil conscience, and bodies absolved with clean water.

Because of this, God will destroy you in the end. He will pull you up, and he will remove you from your tabernacle and your root from the land of the living.

For this reason, gird the waist of your mind, be sober, and hope perfectly in the grace that is offered to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ.