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147 Bible verses about the Importance of Forgiveness
“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.
But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness.
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!
So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift.
Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your sins.”
But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent (not to exaggerate) he has saddened all of you as well.
This punishment on such an individual by the majority is enough for him,
so that now instead you should rather forgive and comfort him. This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair.
Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.
Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.
So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”
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.”
So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us.
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.
for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, that is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
[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 return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.
If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone’s sins, they are retained.”
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
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.
“For I will be merciful toward their evil deeds, and their sins I will remember no longer.”
If you, O Lord, were to keep track of sins, O Lord, who could stand before you?
But you are willing to forgive, so that you might be honored.
There is no other God like you! You forgive sin and pardon the rebellion of those who remain among your people. You do not remain angry forever, but delight in showing loyal love.
You will once again have mercy on us; you will conquer our evil deeds; you will hurl our sins into the depths of the sea.
The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.
But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk.
In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.
Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins.
Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up.
It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.
It is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth.
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
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!
A person’s wisdom makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.
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.
Go and learn what this saying means: ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;
it is not from works, so that no one can boast.
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.
See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.
“Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.
“Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.
But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
“Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.
You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from thorns or figs from thistles, are they?
In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
A good tree is not able to bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree to bear good fruit.
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.
And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.
In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people’s trespasses against them, and he has given us the message of reconciliation.
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things.
And the Lord’s slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,
correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth
(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 one who loves his fellow Christian resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
But the one who hates his fellow Christian is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
I am writing to you, little children, that your sins have been forgiven because of his name.
I am writing to you, fathers, that you have known him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, that you have conquered the evil one.
I have written to you, children, that you have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, that you have known him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young people, that you are strong, and the word of God resides in you, and you have conquered the evil one.
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him,
because all that is in the world (the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the arrogance produced by material possessions) is not from the Father, but is from the world.
And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.
Children, it is the last hour, and just as you heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. We know from this that it is the last hour.
They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.
and he himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for our sins but also for the whole world.
Therefore I tell you, her sins, which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little loves little.”
Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the Lord one avoids evil.
I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.
“I give you a new commandment – to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples – if you have love for one another.”
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.
The fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves demonstrates that you have already been defeated. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
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,
so that we may not be exploited by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).
See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.
since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.
Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well.
I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.
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.
Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children
trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
For the things they do in secret are shameful even to mention.
But all things being exposed by the light are made evident.
For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says: “Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”
Therefore be very careful how you live – not as unwise but as wise,
taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.
And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,
speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord,
and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
Then his lord called the first slave and said to him, ‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!
Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.
and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And do not lead us into temptation.”
Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Indeed according to the law almost everything was purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
He was wounded because of our rebellious deeds, crushed because of our sins; he endured punishment that made us well; because of his wounds we have been healed.
All of us had wandered off like sheep; each of us had strayed off on his own path, but the Lord caused the sin of all of us to attack him.
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.
He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases,
who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion,
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another, but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister.
But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,
even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you are saved! –
Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been fathered by God and knows God.
The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
For we know the one who said, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
The expert answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,
lest the Lord see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical.
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Even if the mountains are removed and the hills displaced, my devotion will not be removed from you, nor will my covenant of friendship be displaced,” says the Lord, the one who has compassion on you.
I pray that according to the wealth of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,
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.
He has destroyed what was against us, a certificate of indebtedness expressed in decrees opposed to us. He has taken it away by nailing it to the cross.
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.
But to all who have received him – those who believe in his name – he has given the right to become God’s children
The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit – O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.
“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.”
And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you,
for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, that is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
For we do not have a high priest incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just as we are, yet without sin.
Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk.
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.
For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you a measure of faith.
The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!’
Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,
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)
The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.
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.”
For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
Therefore “come out from their midst, and be separate,” says the Lord, “and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you,
“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
I remove the guilt of your rebellious deeds as if they were a cloud, the guilt of your sins as if they were a cloud. Come back to me, for I protect you.”
In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross – through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your minds as expressed through your evil deeds,
but now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him –
For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
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.
O Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,