61 Bible Verses about Forgiving Others

Unforgiveness is like a poison we take in small doses every day, but it eventually ends up poisoning us. It's so easy to hold onto those hurts, isn't it? But think about it: the Lord calls us to repent of our sins and seek His forgiveness. He also urges us to forgive those who offend or hurt us. It's a two-way street.

As children of God, we're called to practice forgiveness constantly. Imagine bringing your offering to the altar and suddenly remembering someone you've wronged, or someone who has wronged you. What do you do? Leave the offering right there, go and reconcile, and then come back and worship. It makes you think, doesn't it?

It's hypocritical to say we love the Lord but can't stand the people we see every day. Think about that for a second. God wants us, as the body of Christ, to practice the same kind of love He has for us – the kind of love that led Him to sacrifice His Son. That's powerful stuff.

Holding a grudge can be toxic, you know? It can eat away at you. Bitterness toward someone in your church isn't a sign of maturity, it's a sign that something needs to change in our hearts. We need to repent of any hypocrisy, drop the pretense, and be the unified church Jesus is coming back for: a pure church, without spot or wrinkle. That's what the Lord wants, and it's what we should strive for, too.

And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times in the day turn back, saying, I repent, thou will forgive him.

And above all having fervent love for yourselves, because love will cover a multitude of sins,

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.

Take heed to yourselves. And if thy brother should sin against thee, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

And do not criticize, and ye will, no, not be criticized. And do not condemn, and ye will, no, not be condemned. Forgive, and ye will be forgiven.

And whenever ye may stand praying, forgive, if ye have anything against any man, so that also your Father in the heavens will forgive you your trespasses.But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father in the heavens forgive your trespasses.

Let the priests, the ministers of LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and do not give thy heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among t

Then Peter having come to him, he said, Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?Jesus says to him, I say to thee, not until seven times, but until seventy times seven.

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.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and reviling be taken away from you, with all evil.And become good toward each other, compassionate, forgiving each other, even as also God in Christ forgave us.

And become good toward each other, compassionate, forgiving each other, even as also God in Christ forgave us.

Put on therefore, as chosen men of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, humility, mildness, longsuffering,forbearing each other, and forgiving yourselves, if any man has a complaint against any, just as also the Christ forgave you, so also ye,

And brothers, if a man is overtaken in some transgression, ye the spiritual, restore such in a spirit of meekness, looking to thyself lest thou also be tempted.

For the judgment is merciless to him who did no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of transgressions, according to the wealth of his grace,

By this the children of God are visible, and the children of the devil. Every man not doing righteousness is not of God, and he who is not loving his brother.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous so that he will forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from every unrighteousness.

forbearing each other, and forgiving yourselves, if any man has a complaint against any, just as also the Christ forgave you, so also ye,

Take heed to yourselves. And if thy brother should sin against thee, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times in the day turn back, saying, I repent, thou will forgive him.

But if thy brother should sin against thee, go and reprove him between thee and him alone. If he should hear thee, thou have gained thy brother.

And you, being dead in transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you he made alive together with him, having forgiven us all the transgressions,

Blessed are the merciful, because they will obtain mercy.

Become ye therefore merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

Was it not necessary for thee also to be merciful to thy fellow bondman, as I also was merciful to thee?

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions.

He who stops his ears at the cry of a poor man, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates chief friends.

And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against me. And I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned against me, and by which they have transgressed against me.

let him know that he who converts a sinful man from his wandering way, will save a soul from death, and will hide a multitude of sins.

And whenever ye may stand praying, forgive, if ye have anything against any man, so that also your Father in the heavens will forgive you your trespasses.

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath, for it is written, Vengeance is for me, I will repay, says Lord.Therefore if thine enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him to drink. For by doing this thou will heap coals of fire upon his head.Be thou not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

If therefore thou should bring thy gift to the altar, and remember there that thy brother has anything against thee,leave there thy gift before the altar, and go. First be reconciled to thy brother, and then, after coming, bring thy gift.

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

But to whom ye forgive anything, I too. For I also, whom I have forgiven (if anything), I have forgiven because of you in the presence of Christ,so that we may not be exploited by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his methods.

Repent ye therefore, and be converted in order to wipe away your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.

So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye do not forgive each man his brother, from your hearts, their trespasses.

Confess ye the trespasses to each other, and pray for each other so that ye may be healed. A working supplication of a righteous man is very powerful.

And having risen, he went to his father. But while he was still distant, afar off, his father saw him and felt compassion. And having ran, he fell on his neck, and kissed him much.And the son said to 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 bondmen, Bring forth the best robe and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and shoes for his feet.And having brought the fatted calf, kill it, and having eaten, we will be cheerful,because this my son was dead, and became alive again. And he was lost, and is found. And they began to be cheerful.

But if thy brother should sin against thee, go and reprove him between thee and him alone. If he should hear thee, thou have gained thy brother.But if he should not hear, take with thee one or two besides, so that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.And if he is heedless of them, speak to the church. But if he is also heedless of the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and the tax collector.

For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,being made righteous freely by his grace, through the redemption in Christ Jesus,

If thou, LORD, should note iniquities, O LORD, who could stand?But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou may be feared.

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but instead giving praise, knowing that ye were called for this, so that ye might inherit a blessing.

I, even I, am he who blots out thy transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember thy sins.

Who is a God like to thee, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.He will again have compassion upon us. He will tread our iniquities under foot, and thou will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

For thou, LORD, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in loving kindness to all those who call upon thee.

And as ye desire that men would do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

But God commends his love toward us, that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Because I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their sins and their lawlessness I will no, not further remember.

Do not criticize, that ye may not be criticized.For by what criticism ye criticize, ye will be criticized, and by what measure ye measure, it will be measured to you.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness. According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

And all things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and who gave to us the ministry of reconciliation.

Brothers, I reckon myself not to have seized, but one thing, indeed forgetting the things behind, and reaching forward to the things ahead,I press forward toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

He who covers his transgressions shall not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them shall obtain mercy.

And you, being dead in transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you he made alive together with him, having forgiven us all the transgressions,having erased the handwriting against us in the regulations that were hostile to us, and he has taken it up from the midst, having nailed it to the cross.

Blessed are those (LXX/NT) whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.Blessed is the man to whom LORD does not impute sin, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Come now, and let us reason together, says 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.

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing. And dividing his garments, they cast a lot.

If any man says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar. For he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?And we have this commandment from him, so that he who loves God will also love his brother.

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

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