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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.
Even if someone sins against you seven times in one day and returns to you seven times and says, ‘I am changing my ways,’ you must forgive that person.”
Above all, show sincere love to each other, because love brings about the forgiveness of many sins.
Watch yourselves! If your brother or sister sins, warn them to stop. If they change their hearts and lives, forgive them.
“Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
And whenever you stand up to pray, if you have something against anyone, forgive so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your wrongdoings.”
Between the porch and the altar let the priests, the LORD’s ministers, weep. Let them say, “Have mercy, LORD, on your people, and don’t make your inheritance a disgrace, an example of failure among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Should I forgive as many as seven times?”Jesus said, “Not just seven times, but rather as many as seventy-seven times.
“If you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if you don’t forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your sins.
Put aside all bitterness, losing your temper, anger, shouting, and slander, along with every other evil.Be kind, compassionate, and forgiving to each other, in the same way God forgave you in Christ.
Be kind, compassionate, and forgiving to each other, in the same way God forgave you in Christ.
Therefore, as God’s choice, holy and loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.Be tolerant with each other and, if someone has a complaint against anyone, forgive each other. As the Lord forgave you, so also forgive each other.
Brothers and sisters, if a person is caught doing something wrong, you who are spiritual should restore someone like this with a spirit of gentleness. Watch out for yourselves so you won’t be tempted too.
There will be no mercy in judgment for anyone who hasn’t shown mercy. Mercy overrules judgment.
We have been ransomed through his Son’s blood, and we have forgiveness for our failures based on his overflowing grace,
This is how God’s children and the devil’s children are apparent: everyone who doesn’t practice righteousness is not from God, including the person who doesn’t love a brother or sister.
But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from everything we’ve done wrong.
Be tolerant with each other and, if someone has a complaint against anyone, forgive each other. As the Lord forgave you, so also forgive each other.
Watch yourselves! If your brother or sister sins, warn them to stop. If they change their hearts and lives, forgive them.Even if someone sins against you seven times in one day and returns to you seven times and says, ‘I am changing my ways,’ you must forgive that person.”
“If your brother or sister sins against you, go and correct them when you are alone together. If they listen to you, then you’ve won over your brother or sister.
When you were dead because of the things you had done wrong and because your body wasn’t circumcised, God made you alive with Christ and forgave all the things you had done wrong.
Those who close their ears to the cries of the poor will themselves call out but receive no answer.
I will cleanse them of all the wrongdoing they committed against me, and I will forgive them for all of their guilt and rebellion.
recognize that whoever brings a sinner back from the wrong path will save them from death and will bring about the forgiveness of many sins.
And whenever you stand up to pray, if you have something against anyone, forgive so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your wrongdoings.”
Don’t try to get revenge for yourselves, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath. It is written, “Revenge belongs to me; I will pay it back, says the Lord”.Instead, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. By doing this, you will pile burning coals of fire upon his head”.Don’t be defeated by evil, but defeat evil with good.
He doesn’t deal with us according to our sin or repay us according to our wrongdoing,because as high as heaven is above the earth, that’s how large God’s faithful love is for those who honor him.As far as east is from west— that’s how far God has removed our sin from us.
Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you,leave your gift at the altar and go. First make things right with your brother or sister and then come back and offer your gift.
If you forgive anyone for anything, I do too. And whatever I’ve forgiven (if I’ve forgiven anything), I did it for you in the presence of Christ.This is so that we won’t be taken advantage of by Satan, because we are well aware of his schemes.
“My heavenly Father will also do the same to you if you don’t forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
For this reason, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous person is powerful in what it can achieve.
So he got up and went to his father. “While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion. His father ran to him, hugged him, and kissed him.Then his son said, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son.’But the father said to his servants, ‘Quickly, bring out the best robe and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet!Fetch the fattened calf and slaughter it. We must celebrate with feastingbecause this son of mine was dead and has come back to life! He was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.
“If your brother or sister sins against you, go and correct them when you are alone together. If they listen to you, then you’ve won over your brother or sister.But if they won’t listen, take with you one or two others so that every word may be established by the mouth of two or three witnesses.But if they still won’t pay attention, report it to the church. If they won’t pay attention even to the church, treat them as you would a Gentile and tax collector.
All have sinned and fall short of God’s glory,but all are treated as righteous freely by his grace because of a ransom that was paid by Christ Jesus.
If you kept track of sins, LORD— my Lord, who would stand a chance?But forgiveness is with you— that’s why you are honored.
Don’t pay back evil for evil or insult for insult. Instead, give blessing in return. You were called to do this so that you might inherit a blessing.
I, I am the one who wipes out your rebellious behavior for my sake. I won’t remember your sin.
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity, overlooking the sin of the few remaining for his inheritance? He doesn’t hold on to his anger forever; he delights in faithful love.He will once again have compassion on us; he will tread down our iniquities. You will hurl all our sins into the depths of the sea.
because, my Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of faithful love for all those who cry out to you.
“because I will be lenient toward their unjust actions, ” “and I won’t remember their sins anymore.”
“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.You’ll receive the same judgment you give. Whatever you deal out will be dealt out to you.
Have mercy on me, God, according to your faithful love! Wipe away my wrongdoings according to your great compassion!Wash me completely clean of my guilt; purify me from my sin!
All of these new things are from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and who gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
Brothers and sisters, I myself don’t think I’ve reached it, but I do this one thing: I forget about the things behind me and reach out for the things ahead of me.The goal I pursue is the prize of God’s upward call in Christ Jesus.
Those who hide their sins won’t succeed, but those who confess and give them up will receive mercy.
When you were dead because of the things you had done wrong and because your body wasn’t circumcised, God made you alive with Christ and forgave all the things you had done wrong.He destroyed the record of the debt we owed, with its requirements that worked against us. He canceled it by nailing it to the cross.
The one whose wrongdoing is forgiven, whose sin is covered over, is truly happy!The one the LORD doesn’t consider guilty— in whose spirit there is no dishonesty— that one is truly happy!
Come now, and let’s settle this, says the LORD. Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white as snow. If they are red as crimson, they will become like wool.
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they’re doing.” They drew lots as a way of dividing up his clothing.
Those who say, “I love God” and hate their brothers or sisters are liars. After all, those who don’t love their brothers or sisters whom they have seen can hardly love God whom they have not seen!This commandment we have from him: Those who claim to love God ought to love their brother and sister also.
Forgive us for the ways we have wronged you, just as we also forgive those who have wronged us.