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.

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

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.

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;

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

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.

Behold my humiliation and my pain, and take away all my sins.

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

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

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

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,

And forgive us our sins, for, even we ourselves, forgive every one indebted to us; And bring us not into temptation.

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

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

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

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.

Be openly confessing, therefore, one to another, your sins, and be praying in each other’s behalf,—that ye may be healed. Much availeth, the supplication of a righteous man, when it is energised:

Be propitious unto thy people Israel whom thou hast redeemed, O Yahweh, and do not impute innocent blood in the midst of thy people Israel. So shall they obtain propitiation for the guilt of shedding blood.

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.

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

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,—

Repent, therefore, from this thy baseness, and entreat of the Lord—whether, after all, the purpose of thy heart shall be forgiven thee;

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

The God of our fathers, hath raised up Jesus,—whom, ye, got into your hands, suspending him upon a tree:—Him, as Princely-leader and Saviour, hath God exalted unto his right hand,—to give repentance unto Israel, and remission of sins.

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

That, if thou shalt confess the declaration with thy mouth—That Jesus is, Lord, and shalt believe with thy hear—That, God, raised him from among the dead, thou shalt be saved;—For, in heart, it is to be believed unto righteousness, and, by mouth, it is to be confessed unto salvation.

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;

My sin, would I own unto thee, and, mine iniquity, not hide, I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Yahweh, And, thou, didst forgive the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

Range yourselves, therefore, under God, but withstand the adversary, and he will flee from you:Draw near unto God, and he will draw near unto you. Cleanse hands, sinners! Chasten hearts, double souls!Be miserable and lament and weep, let, your laughter, into lamentation, be turned, and, your joy, into dejection;Be made low in presence of the Lord, and he will lift you up.

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;

If, therefore, thou be bearing thy gift towards the altar, and, there, shouldst remember that, thy brother, hath aught against thee,leave, there, thy gift before the altar, and withdraw,—first, be reconciled unto thy brother, and, then, coming, be offering thy gift.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

But, the tax-collector, afar off, standing,—would not so much as lift up, his eyes, unto heaven, but kept smiting his own breast saying—O God! be propitiated unto me, the sinner!

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

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.

Thus, my heavenly Father also, will do unto you, if ye forgive not each one his brother, from your hearts.

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.

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.

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

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

But, if thy brother sin, withdraw, convince him, betwixt thee and him, alone,—If unto thee he hearken, thou hast gained thy brother;

Be made lowly, therefore, under the strong hand of God, that he may lift, you, up in due time,—All your anxiety, casting upon him, because he careth for you.

In like manner, ye younger men—submit yourselves unto elders;—All, however, one towards another, gird on humility; because, God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.

Peace, be pursuing, with all, and the obtaining of holiness,—without which no one shall see the Lord:

Nothing by way of faction, nothing by way of vain-glory,—but, in lowliness of mind, accounting, one another, superior to yourselves,—

Brethren! I, as to myself, reckon that I have, not yet, laid hold; one thing, however,—the things behind, forgetting, and, unto the things before, eagerly reaching out,With the goal in view, I press on for the prize of the upward calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Not according to our sins, hath he dealt with us, Nor according to our iniquities, hath he treated us.For, as the heavens are exalted over the earth, His lovingkindness hath prevailed over them who revere him;As far as East from West, Hath he put far from us, our transgressions;

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.

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.

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

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

the foolish, scoff at guilt, but, between the upright, is good pleasure.

My dear children! these things, am I writing unto you, in order that ye may not be committing sin. And, if anyone should commit sin, an Advocate, have we, with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Righteous;

Let us, then, be approaching with freedom of speech, unto the throne of favour, that we may receive mercy, and, favour, may find, for seasonable succour.

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

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

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

But, that ye may know, that the Son of Man hath, authority, upon the earth, to be forgiving sins, then, saith he to the paralytic,—Rise! take up thy couch, and withdraw unto thy house.

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;

I exhort, therefore, first of all, that there be made—supplications, prayers, intercessions, thankgivings, in behalf of all men,

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:

For, mine iniquity, will I declare, I shall be anxious because of my sin;

The sins of my youth, and my transgressions, do not thou call to mind,—According to thine own lovingkindness, remember thou me, for the sake of thine own goodness, O Yahweh.

Hence there is now, no, condemnation unto them who are in Christ Jesus;

Therefore, Every man according to his own ways, will I judge you O house of Israel, Declareth My Lord Yahweh, Return ye—and make good your return—from all your transgressions, That they become not unto you a stumbling_ block of iniquity.

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:—

On the contrary, now, no longer, are we gaining it. So that, if any one is in Christ, there is a new creation! the old things, have passed away,—Lo! they have become new!

A pure heart, create for me, O God, And, a steadfast spirit, renew within me.

Be asking, and it shall be given you, Be seeking, and ye shall find,—Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto you.

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