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 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.

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

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

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

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

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

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

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.”

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.

Let it be known to you therefore, brethren, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

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

And every one who speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

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

He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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

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

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.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent,

Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon my guilt, for it is great.

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.

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.

“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.”

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

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

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

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,to keep Satan from gaining the advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his designs.

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.”Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. No, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head.”

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!

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.”

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.

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

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

for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

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.”

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.

If thou, O Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

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

I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you;I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired servants.” ’And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”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.

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

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

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

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.And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet;and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry;for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to make merry.

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.”Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. No, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head.”Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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.

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.

Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

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

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,having canceled the bond which stood against us with its legal demands; this he set aside, nailing it to the cross.

“Judge not, that you be not judged.Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent?If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets. “Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few.“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles?So, every sound tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears evil fruit.A sound tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.

Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.

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,

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.”

And when he saw their faith he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”

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

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