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 forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

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

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

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

And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:

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

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

Be it known unto you therefore, brethren, that through this man is proclaimed unto you remission of sins:

Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.

And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.

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

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:

For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And their sins will I remember no more.

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

and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:

Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;

For thy name's sake, O LORD, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.

Then came Peter, and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?Jesus saith 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 hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered.Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin.

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

But to whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes have I forgiven it in the person of Christ;that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness; According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.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 salvation: And uphold me with a free spirit.Then will I 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 thou my lips; And my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure 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 shalt thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offering and whole burnt offering: Then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.In that day, he which shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and let him that is in the field likewise not return back.Remember Lot's wife.Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.I say unto you, In that night there shall be two men on one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.And they answering say unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Where the body is, thither will the eagles also be gathered together.And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of meekness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

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

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

for this is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many unto remission of sins.

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared.

I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake; and I 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 in thy sight:I am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.

He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar 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: I am no more worthy to be called thy son.But the father said to his servants, Bring forth 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 be merry.

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: But he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him 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 imputeth not 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 merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he quicken together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;

Judge not, that ye be not judged.or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many be they that enter in thereby.For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that find it.Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.

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

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven.

And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;

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