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 faults, Your Father who is in the heavens, will forgive, even you;But, if ye forgive not men their faults, neither will your Father forgive, your faults.

And be ye gracious one to another, tenderly affectionate, in favour forgiving one another—even as, God also, in Christ, hath in favour forgiven you;

For, if ye forgive men their faults, Your Father who is in the heavens, will forgive, even you;

In whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of our offences, according to the riches of his favour,

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

And do not judge, and in nowise shall ye be judged; and do not condemn, and in nowise shall ye be condemned; release, and ye shall be released;

David’s An Instructive Psalm. How happy is he whose transgression is forgiven! whose sin is pardoned!

Who forgiveth all thine iniquity, Who healeth all thy diseases;

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

And, when ye stand praying, forgive, if aught ye have against any,—that, your Father also, who is in the heavens, may forgive you your offences.

Bearing one with another, and in favour forgiving one another—if any, against any, have a complaint,—according as, the Lord, in favour forgave you, so also ye;

Be it known unto you, therefore, brethren,—that, through this man, unto you, remission of sins is declared;

Wherefore, I say unto you, All sin and profane speaking, shall be forgiven unto men,—but, the speaking profanely of the Spirit, shall not be forgiven;

And, whosoever shall say a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but, unto him who, against the Holy Spirit, speaketh profanely, it shall not be forgiven.

And, he, is, a propitiation, concerning our sins,—and, not concerning our own only, but, also concerning those of the whole world.

Who hath rescued us out of the authority of the darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;In whom, we have our redemption—the remission of our sins,—

Because, propitious, will I be as to their unrighteousnesses, and, of their sins, in nowise will I be mindful, any more.

For, thou, O My Lord, art good and forgiving, And abundant in lovingkindness, to all who call upon thee.

And, the prayer of faith, shall save the exhausted one, and the Lord will raise him up, and, if he have committed, sins, it shall be forgiven him.

The times of ignorance, therefore, overlooking, God, as things now are, is charging all men everywhere to repent,

Repent ye, therefore, and turn,—unto the blotting out of your sins; to the end that in that case, there may come seasons of refreshing from the face of the Lord,

For the sake of thy Name, O Yahweh, Therefore wilt thou pardon mine iniquity, for great it is.

Then, coming near, Peter said to him—Lord! how many times, shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until, seven, times?Jesus saith to him—I say not unto thee, unto, seven, times, but, until seventy times seven.

As far as East from West, Hath he put far from us, our transgressions;

Come, I pray you, and let us settle the disputer Saith Yahweh,—Though your sins be found like scarlet, As snow, shall they be made white, Though they appear red like crimson, As wool, shall they become.

Happy, they whose lawlessnesses have been forgiven and whose sins have been covered,Happy, the man whose sin the Lord will in nowise reckon.

But God commendeth his own love unto us in that—we as yet being sinners, Christ in our behalf died.

But God commendeth his own love unto us in that—we as yet being sinners, Christ in our behalf died.Much more, then, having now been declared righteous by his blood, shall we be saved through him from the anger.For, if being enemies we were reconciled unto God through the death of his Son, much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

If we are confessing our sins, faithful, is he and, righteous—that he should forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Happy, the merciful; for, they, shall receive mercy:

Now, to whom ye forgive anything, I, also; for, I also, what I have forgiven, if, anything, I have forgiven, for your sake, in the person of Christ, have I forgiven it .Lest we should be overreached by Satan, for, of his thoughts, we are not ignorant.

Not avenging, yourselves, beloved, but give place unto their anger; for it is written—Mine, is avenging, I, will recompense;—saith the Lord;But—if thine enemy hunger, be feeding him, if he thirst, be giving him drink; for, this doing, coals of fire, shalt thou heap upon his head.

To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David. When Nathan the Prophet had come to him, after he had gone in unto Bath-sheba. Be favorable unto me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness, And, in the multitude of thy compassions, blot out my transgressions;Thoroughly wash me from mine iniquity, And, from my sin, make me pure;

Be taking heed to yourselves,—If thy brother sin, rebuke him, and, if he repent, forgive him;Even if, seven times a day, he sin against thee, and, seven times, turn to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

Brethren! if a man should even be overtaken in any fault, ye, the spiritual, be restoring such a one, in a spirit of meekness, looking to thyself, lest, even thou, be put to the test.

But, with thee, is forgiveness, that thou mayest be revered.

He that hideth a transgression, seeketh love, but, he that repeateth a matter, separateth intimate friends.

For, this, is my blood of the covenant, which, for many, is to be poured out, for remission of sins.

Not avenging, yourselves, beloved, but give place unto their anger; for it is written—Mine, is avenging, I, will recompense;—saith the Lord;

Not returning evil for evil, nor reviling for reviling, but, on the contrary, bestowing a blessing,—because, hereunto, have ye been called, in order that, a blessing, ye might inherit.

If, iniquities, thou shouldest mark, O Yah, O My Lord, who could stand?But, with thee, is forgiveness, that thou mayest be revered.

I—I, am he that is ready, To wipe out thy transgressions for mine own sake,—And, thy sins, not remember.

I will arise, and go unto my father, and will say unto him—Father! I have sinned against heaven, and before thee:No longer, am I worthy to be called a son of thine,—Make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came unto his own father.Now, while yet he was holding afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and, running, fell upon his neck, and tenderly kissed him.

But, Jesus, was saying—Father! forgive them; for they know not what they do. And, when they were parting his garments, they cast lots.

He that covereth his transgressions, shall not prosper, but, he that confesseth and forsaketh, shall find compassion.

He also saith —of their sins, and of their lawlessnesses, I will in nowise be mindful any more.

Now, while yet he was holding afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and, running, fell upon his neck, and tenderly kissed him.And the son said unto him—Father! I have sinned against heaven, and before thee: No longer, am I worthy to be called a son of thine,—make me as one of thy hired servants.But the father said unto his servants—Quick! bring forth a robe—the best! and put on him, and get out a ring for his hand, and sandals for his feet.And be bringing the fatted calf, sacrifice! and let us eat and make merry:Because, this my son, was, dead, and hath come to life again, was lost, and is found. And they began to be making merry.

Not avenging, yourselves, beloved, but give place unto their anger; for it is written—Mine, is avenging, I, will recompense;—saith the Lord;But—if thine enemy hunger, be feeding him, if he thirst, be giving him drink; for, this doing, coals of fire, shalt thou heap upon his head.Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

David’s An Instructive Psalm. How happy is he whose transgression is forgiven! whose sin is pardoned!How happy the son of earth, to whom Yahweh will not reckon iniquity! and in whose spirit is no guile!

Let the lawless forsake his way, And the man of iniquity, his thoughts,—And let him return unto Yahweh That he may have compassion upon him, And unto our God, For he will abundantly pardon.

Become ye compassionate, according as, your Father, is, compassionate;

Whosesoever sins ye shall remit, they are remitted unto them, whosesoever ye shall retain, they are retained.

The discretion of a man, deferreth his anger, and, his adorning, is to pass over transgression.

And, as for you—who were, dead, by your offences and by the uncircumcision of your flesh, he hath brought you to life together with him,—having in favour forgiven us all our offences,Having blotted out the handwriting against us by the decrees, which was hostile to us,—and hath taken away, the same, out of the midst, nailing it up to the cross:

Judge not, that ye be not judged;—For, with what judgment ye judge, shall ye be judged,—and, with what measure ye mete, shall it be measured unto you.

Be made low in presence of the Lord, and he will lift you up.

For, all, have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;Being declared righteous freely by his favour through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:—

And lo! they were bringing unto him a paralytic, on a couch, laid prostrate; and Jesus, seeing, their faith, said to the paralytic,—Take courage! child, forgiven are thy sins.

And, beholding their faith, he said—O man! thy sins are forgiven thee.

Acteth not unbecomingly, seeketh not her own things, is not easily provoked, imputeth not that which is base,

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