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 others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.

Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other just as God in Messiah also forgave you.

“For if you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

In Him we have redemption through His blood—the removal of trespasses—in keeping with the richness of His grace

when My people, 0ver whom My Name is called, humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Pardon, and you will be pardoned.

Of David, a contemplative song. Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is pardoned.

He forgives all your iniquity. He heals all your diseases.

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

Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your transgressions.”

bearing with one another and forgiving each other, if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord pardoned you, so also you must pardon others.

“Therefore, let it be known to you, brothers, that through this One is proclaimed to you the removal of sins, including all those from which you could not be set right by the Torah of Moses.

“For this reason I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but blasphemy against the Ruach will not be forgiven.

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who slanders the Ruach ha-Kodesh will not be forgiven.

He is the atonement for our sins, and not only for our sins but also for the whole world.

He rescued us from the domain of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son whom He loves.In Him we have redemption—the release of sins.

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

For You, my Lord, are good, and ready to forgive and full of mercy to all who call upon You.

The prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

Although God overlooked the periods of ignorance, now He commands everyone everywhere to repent.

Repent, therefore, and return—so your sins might be blotted out,

For Your Name’s sake, Adonai, pardon my guilt, for it is great.

Then Peter came to Him and said, “Master, how often shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?”Yeshua said to him, “No, not up to seven times, I tell you, but seventy times seven!

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

“Come now, let us reason together,” says Adonai. “Though your sins be like scarlet, they will be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they will become like wool.

“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven and whose sins are covered.Blessed is the man whose sin Adonai will never count against him.”

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Messiah died for us.

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

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy.

Now anyone you forgive, I also forgive. For indeed, what I have forgiven (if I have forgiven anything), I did it for you in the presence of Messiah,so that we might not be outwitted by satan—for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

Never take your own revenge, loved ones, but give room for God’s wrath—for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” says Adonai.Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.Rather, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For by doing so you will heap coals of fire upon his head.”

For the music director: a psalm of David,Let me hear joy and gladness, so the bones You crushed may rejoice.Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.Do not cast me from Your presence— take not Your Ruach ha-Kodesh from me.Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit.Then will I teach transgressors Your ways and sinners will return to You.Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God— God of my salvation. Then my tongue will sing for joy of Your righteousness.O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.For You would not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it, nor be pleased by burnt offerings.The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he went to Bathsheba.

“Keep yourselves alert! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.Things will be the same on the day when the Son of Man is made fully known.In that day, the one who is on the roof, and his possessions in the house, must not go down to take them away. In the same way, the one who is 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, on that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken along and the other left.There will be two women grinding at the same place. One will be taken and the other left.”“Where, Lord?” they replied. And He said to them, “Where there is a corpse, there also will the vultures be gathered.”Even if he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”

Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught doing something wrong, you who are directed by the Ruach, restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness—looking closely at yourself so you are not tempted also.

For with You there is forgiveness, so You may be revered.

Whoever covers up an offense seeks love. Whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the removal of sins.

Never take your own revenge, loved ones, but give room for God’s wrath—for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” says Adonai.

Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but give a blessing instead—it is for this reason you were called, so that you might inherit a blessing.

If You, Adonai, kept a record of iniquities— my Lord, who could stand?For with You there is forgiveness, so You may be revered.

I, I am the One who blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and will not remember your sins.

I’ll get up and go to my father, and I’ll say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your presence.I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired workers.The Pharisees and the Torah scholars began to complain, saying, ‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”“And he got up and went to his own father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and felt compassion. He ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

But Yeshua was saying, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Then they cast lots, dividing up His clothing.

One who covers up his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them finds mercy.

“I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.”

“And he got up and went to his own father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and felt compassion. He ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your presence. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’“But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him! Put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.Bring the fattened calf and kill it! Let’s celebrate with a feast!For this son of mine was dead and has come back to life—he was lost and is found!’ Then they began to celebrate.

Never take your own revenge, loved ones, but give room for God’s wrath—for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” says Adonai.Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.Rather, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For by doing so you will heap coals of fire upon his head.”Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Of David, a contemplative song. Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is pardoned.Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but lovingkindness surrounds the one who trusts in Adonai.Be glad in Adonai and rejoice, you righteous, and shout for joy, all who are upright in heart.Blessed is the one whose guilt Adonai does not count, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous one his thoughts, let him return to Adonai, so He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

Be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate to you.”

If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven; but if you hold back, they are held back.”

Prudence makes one slow to anger and his glory is to overlook an offense.

When you were dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with Him when He pardoned us all our transgressions.He wiped out the handwritten record of debts with the decrees against us, which was hostile to us. He took it away by nailing it to the cross.

“Stop judging, so that you may not be judged.Or when he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!So in all things, do to others what you would want them to do to you—for this is the Torah and the Prophets.“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many.How narrow is the gate and difficult the way that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”“Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes aren’t gathered from thorn bushes or figs from thistles, are they?Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the rotten tree produces bad fruit.A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree produce good fruit.Every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.For with the judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Humble yourselves in the sight of Adonai, and He shall lift you up.

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.They are set right as a gift of His grace, through the redemption that is in Messiah Yeshua.

Just then, some people brought to Him a paralyzed man lying on a cot. And seeing their faith, Yeshua said to the paralyzed man, “Take courage, son! Your sins are forgiven.”

When He saw their faith, He said, “Man, your sins are forgiven.”

it does not behave inappropriately, it does not seek its own way, it is not provoked, it keeps no account of wrong,

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