60 Bible verses about Forgiveness

When I truly repent and humble myself before God, I know He is faithful and just to forgive me and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. It's through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross that I can receive this forgiveness. It's such a gift.

And you know, it makes me think about how God wants me to extend that same grace to others. He wants me to reflect His love to everyone around me, to be a reflection of Jesus in every moment. It's a challenge sometimes, but it's so important.

Forgiving others, I've found, is really about freeing myself. It's about healing those deep wounds and finding freedom from bitterness. It's not easy, but it's so worth it.

I want to practice gratitude and turn away from sin, coming to God with a repentant heart, knowing He will always forgive me. And hopefully, I can pay that forward and offer forgiveness just as freely as I've received it.

For if ye set men free from their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also set you free;but if ye do not set men free from their trespasses, neither will your Father set you free from your trespasses.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another even as God has forgiven you in Christ.

For if ye set men free from their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also set you free;

in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of his grace,

if my people, upon whom my name is invoked, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from the heavens and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

¶ Judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned; forgive, and ye shall be forgiven;

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

Who forgives all thine iniquities; who heals all thy diseases;

And set us free from our debts, as we set free our debtors.

And when ye are praying, forgive if ye have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in the heavens will also forgive you your trespasses.

forbearing one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a quarrel against another: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

Be it known unto you, therefore, men and brethren, that through this one is preached unto you the remission of sins;

Therefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven unto men.

And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, there is forgiveness for him; but unto him that blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven.

and he is the reconciliation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son,in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the remission of sins,

For I will reconcile their iniquities and their sins, and their iniquities I will remember no more.

For thou, Lord, art good and ready to forgive and plenteous in mercy unto all those that call upon thee.

and the prayer of faith shall cause the one who is sick to be saved, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he shall be forgiven them.

For the times of this ignorance God overlooked, but he now commands all men everywhere to repent

Repent ye therefore and be converted that your sins may be blotted out, for the times of refreshing of the presence of the Lord are come;

For thy name’s sake, O Lord, pardon my iniquity; for it is great.

¶ Then Peter came to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? until seven times?Jesus said unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times, but, Until seventy times seven.

As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our rebellions from us.

Then come, shall the Lord say, and we shall be even; if your sins were as scarlet, they shall be made as white as snow; if they were red like crimson, they shall become as wool.

saying, Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered.Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute sin.

But God increased the price of his charity toward us in that while we were yet sinners the Christ died for us.

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

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also; for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes I forgave it in the person of Christ,lest Satan should deceive us, for we do not ignore his devices.

Not defending yourselves, dearly beloved; but rather give place unto the wrath of God, for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.And be not conformed to this age, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your soul that ye may experience what is that good and well pleasing and perfect will of God.Therefore, if thine enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

¶ Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy mercy; according unto the multitude of thy compassion eradicate my rebellion.Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.Cast me not away from thy presence and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.Restore unto me the joy of thy saving health, and thy spirit of liberty shall uphold me.Then I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall be converted unto thee.¶ Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.O Lord, open my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.For thou dost not desire sacrifice or else would I give it; thou dost not delight in burnt offering.The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion; build thou the walls of Jerusalem.Then thou shalt be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, the burnt offering, the offering that has been totally consumed by the fire; then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother should trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.In that day, he who shall be upon the housetop and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not turn back.Remember Lot’s wife.Whosoever shall seek to save his soul shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose it shall cause it to live.I tell you in that night there shall be two men in one bed: the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.Two women shall be grinding together: the one shall be taken, and the other left.Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Where the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.And if he trespasses against thee seven times in a day and seven times in a day turns again to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

¶ Brethren, if anyone is overtaken in a fault, ye who are spiritual restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself lest thou also be tempted.

Therefore there is forgiveness close to thee, that thou may be feared.

¶ He that covers a transgression seeks love, but he that repeats a matter separates very friends.

for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Not defending yourselves, dearly beloved; but rather give place unto the wrath of God, for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

not rendering evil for evil or curse for curse, but to the contrary, blessing, knowing that ye are called, that ye should possess a blessing by inheritance.

If thou, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall endure?Therefore there is forgiveness close to thee, that thou may be feared.

I, even I, am he that uproots thy rebellions for mine own sake and will not remember thy sins.

I will arise and go to my father and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before theeand am no longer worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants.And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.And he arose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

Then Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment and cast lots.

¶ He that covers his sins shall not prosper, but whosoever confesses and forsakes them shall attain mercy.

and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

And he arose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight and am no longer worthy to be called thy son.But the father said to his slaves, Bring forth the best robe and put it on him and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feetand bring here the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.

Not defending yourselves, dearly beloved; but rather give place unto the wrath of God, for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.And be not conformed to this age, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your soul that ye may experience what is that good and well pleasing and perfect will of God.Therefore, if thine enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

¶ Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.There are many sorrows for the wicked; but he that waits in the Lord, mercy shall compass him round about.Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye righteous, and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord does not impute iniquity and in whose spirit there is no guile.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

unto those whose sins ye release, they shall be released; and unto those whose sins ye retain, they shall be retained.

¶ The discretion of a man defers his anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

¶ And you, being dead in sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he has quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses,blotting out the bill of the decrees that was against us, which was contrary to us and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross, {Gr. stauro – stake}

¶ Judge not, that ye be not judged.Or if he asks for fish, will he give him a serpent?If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those that ask him?¶ Therefore, all things whatsoever ye desire that men should do unto you, so also shall ye do unto them, for this is the law and the prophets.Enter ye in at the narrow gate, for the way that leads to destruction is wide and spacious, and those who follow it are many;because narrow is the gate, and confined is the way which leads unto life, and there are few that find it.¶ Keep yourselves also from the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.Every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.For with the judgment with which ye judge, ye shall be judged, and with the measure with which ye measure, ye shall be measured again.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

for all have sinned and are made destitute of the glory of God,being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Jesus, the Christ,

And, behold, they brought him a paralyzed man, lying on a bed; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said unto the paralyzed man, Trust, son; thy sins are forgiven thee.

And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

is not injurious, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil,

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