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74 Bible verses about asking for forgiveness
Facing up to my mistakes and saying "I'm sorry" takes guts. It means pushing past pride and arrogance, and showing true humility. It's not about whether I was the one hurt; it's about always trying to please God in everything I do.
Even if the other person doesn't apologize, and the Holy Spirit nudges me to say I'm sorry anyway, I know I'll receive God's grace and favor. It might be tough for a lot of folks, but choosing to forgive is truly liberating. It sets me free to move forward.
Holding onto grudges and refusing to forgive poisons my soul and can even cause physical pain. Forgiveness, on the other hand, is good for my body and soul. It's like a cleansing process that draws me closer to God.
It's so important to confess my sins and admit when I'm wrong to God, who frees me from all evil. His love and forgiveness cover every part of me; there's no limit to what He can forgive.
But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness.
Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your sins.”
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.On that day, anyone who is on the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down to take them away, and likewise the person 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, in that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”Then the disciples said to him, “Where, Lord?” He replied to them, “Where the dead body is, there the vultures will gather.”Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.
Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.
and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And do not lead us into temptation.”
[But Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.
Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,
and he himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for our sins but also for the whole world.
if my people, who belong to me, humble themselves, pray, seek to please me, and repudiate their sinful practices, then I will respond from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.
Do not blame your people Israel whom you redeemed, O Lord, and do not hold them accountable for the bloodshed of an innocent person.” Then atonement will be made for the bloodshed.
And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up – and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
If you, O Lord, were to keep track of sins, O Lord, who could stand before you?But you are willing to forgive, so that you might be honored.
He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that he may perhaps forgive you for the intent of your heart.
I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.
The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree.God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
“For I will be merciful toward their evil deeds, and their sins I will remember no longer.”
bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.
Then I confessed my sin; I no longer covered up my wrongdoing. I said, “I will confess my rebellious acts to the Lord.” And then you forgave my sins. (Selah)
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me!Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey!Then I will teach rebels your merciful ways, and sinners will turn to you.Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance.O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you.Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit – O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!Then you will accept the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings; then bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.Wash away my wrongdoing! Cleanse me of my sin!
So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift.
Then his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
“For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins.
Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
Come, let’s consider your options,” says the Lord. “Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become white like wool.
Then Peter came to him and said, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?”Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!
The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!’
The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.
Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.
So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”
The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.
Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.
for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, that is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.
And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty handby casting all your cares on him because he cares for you.
In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,with this goal in mind, I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve.For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us.
Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.
Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
A person’s wisdom makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One,
Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” – then he said to the paralytic – “Stand up, take your stretcher, and go home.”
For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people,
And even though you were dead in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he nevertheless made you alive with him, having forgiven all your transgressions.He has destroyed what was against us, a certificate of indebtedness expressed in decrees opposed to us. He has taken it away by nailing it to the cross.
Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts! Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O Lord!
“Therefore I will judge each person according to his conduct, O house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity.
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.But they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away – look, what is new has come!
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.