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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.
Also, if seven times in one day he sins against you, and seven times he comes to you and says, ‘I repent,’ you are to forgive him.”
but if you do not forgive others their offenses, your heavenly Father will not forgive yours.
“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 when you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive your offenses.”
Let the cohanim, who serve Adonai, stand weeping between the vestibule and the altar. Let them say, “Spare your people, Adonai! Don’t expose your heritage to mockery, or make them a byward among the Goyim. Why should the peoples say, ‘Where is their God?’”
Then Kefa came up and said to him, “Rabbi, how often can my brother sin against me and I have to forgive him? As many as seven times?”“No, not seven times,” answered Yeshua, “but seventy times seven!
For if you forgive others their offenses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you;but if you do not forgive others their offenses, your heavenly Father will not forgive yours.
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, violent assertiveness and slander, along with all spitefulness.Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted; and forgive each other, just as in the Messiah God has also forgiven you.
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted; and forgive each other, just as in the Messiah God has also forgiven you.
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with feelings of compassion and with kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.Bear with one another; if anyone has a complaint against someone else, forgive him. Indeed, just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must forgive.
Brothers, suppose someone is caught doing something wrong. You who have the Spirit should set him right, but in a spirit of humility, keeping an eye on yourselves so that you won’t be tempted too.
For judgment will be without mercy toward one who doesn’t show mercy; but mercy wins out over judgment.
In union with him, through the shedding of his blood, we are set free — our sins are forgiven; this accords with the wealth of the grace
Here is how one can distinguish clearly between God’s children and those of the Adversary: everyone who does not continue doing what is right is not from God. Likewise, anyone who fails to keep loving his brother is not from God.
If we acknowledge our sins, then, since he is trustworthy and just, he will forgive them and purify us from all wrongdoing.
Bear with one another; if anyone has a complaint against someone else, forgive him. Indeed, just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must forgive.
Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.That is how it will be on the day the Son of Man is revealed.On that day, if someone is on the roof with his belongings in his house, he must not go down to take them away. Similarly, if someone is in the field, he must not turn back —remember Lot’s wife!Whoever aims at preserving his own life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will stay alive.I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed — one will be taken and the other left behind.There will be two women grinding grain together — one will be taken and the other left behind.”They asked him, “Where, Lord?” He answered, “Wherever there’s a dead body, that’s where the vultures gather.”Also, if seven times in one day he sins against you, and seven times he comes to you and says, ‘I repent,’ you are to forgive him.”
“Moreover, if your brother commits a sin against you, go and show him his fault — but privately, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.
You were dead because of your sins, that is, because of your “foreskin,” your old nature. But God made you alive along with the Messiah by forgiving you all your sins.
Whoever stops up his ears at the cry of the poor will himself cry, but not be answered.
He who conceals an offense promotes love, but he who harps on it can separate even close friends.
I will cleanse them from all their sins, through which they offended me; and I will pardon all their sins, through which they offended and rebelled against me.
you should know that whoever turns a sinner from his wandering path will save him from death and cover many sins.
And when you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive your offenses.”
Never seek revenge, my friends; instead, leave that to God’s anger; for in the Tanakh it is written, “Adonai says, ‘Vengeance is my responsibility; I will repay.’”In other words, do not let yourselves be conformed to the standards of the ‘olam hazeh. Instead, keep letting yourselves be transformed by the renewing of your minds; so that you will know what God wants and will agree that what he wants is good, satisfying and able to succeed.On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. For by doing this, you will heap fiery coals [of shame] on his head.”Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
He has not treated us as our sins deserve or paid us back for our offenses,because his mercy toward those who fear him is as far above earth as heaven.He has removed our sins from us as far as the east is from the west.
So if you are offering your gift at the Temple altar and you remember there that your brother has something against you,leave your gift where it is by the altar, and go, make peace with your brother. Then come back and offer your gift.
Anyone you forgive, I forgive too. For indeed, whatever I have forgiven, if there has been anything to forgive, has been for your sake in the presence of the Messiahso that we will not be taken advantage of by the Adversary — for we are quite aware of his schemes!
This is how my heavenly Father will treat you, unless you each forgive your brother from your hearts.”
Therefore, openly acknowledge your sins to one another, and pray for each other, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
So he got up and started back to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved with pity. He ran and threw his arms around him and kissed him warmly.His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against Heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son — ’but his father said to his slaves, ‘Quick, bring out a robe, the best one, and put it on him; and put a ring on his finger and shoes on his feet;and bring the calf that has been fattened up, and kill it. Let’s eat and have a celebration!For this son of mine was dead, but now he’s alive again! He was lost, but now he has been found!’ And they began celebrating.
“Moreover, if your brother commits a sin against you, go and show him his fault — but privately, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.If he doesn’t listen, take one or two others with you so that every accusation can be supported by the testimony of two or three witnesses.If he refuses to hear them, tell the congregation; and if he refuses to listen even to the congregation, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax-collector.
since all have sinned and come short of earning God’s praise.By God’s grace, without earning it, all are granted the status of being considered righteous before him, through the act redeeming us from our enslavement to sin that was accomplished by the Messiah Yeshua.
Yah, if you kept a record of sins, who, Adonai, could stand?But with you there is forgiveness, so that you will be feared.
not repaying evil with evil or insult with insult, but, on the contrary, with blessing. For it is to this that you have been called, so that you may receive a blessing.
I, yes I, am the one who blots out your offenses for my own sake; I will not remember your sins.
Who is a God like you, pardoning the sin and overlooking the crimes of the remnant of his heritage? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in grace.He will again have compassion on us, he will subdue our iniquities. You will throw all their sins into the depths of the sea.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in that the Messiah died on our behalf while we were still sinners.
“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?So if you, even though you are bad, know how to give your children gifts that are good, how much more will your Father in heaven keep giving good things to those who keep asking him!“Always treat others as you would like them to treat you; that sums up the teaching of the Torah and the Prophets.“Go in through the narrow gate; for the gate that leads to destruction is wide and the road broad, and many travel it;but it is a narrow gate and a hard road that leads to life, and only a few find it.“Beware of the false prophets! They come to you wearing sheep’s clothing, but underneath they are hungry wolves!You will recognize them by their fruit. Can people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?Likewise, every healthy tree produces good fruit, but a poor tree produces bad fruit.A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, or a poor tree good fruit.Any tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown in the fire!For the way you judge others is how you will be judged — the measure with which you measure out will be used to measure to you.
For the leader. A psalm of David,Let me hear the sound of joy and gladness, so that the bones you crushed can rejoice.Turn away your face from my sins, and blot out all my crimes.Create in me a clean heart, God; renew in me a resolute spirit.Don’t thrust me away from your presence, don’t take your Ruach Kodesh away from me.Restore my joy in your salvation, and let a willing spirit uphold me.Then I will teach the wicked your ways, and sinners will return to you.Rescue me from the guilt of shedding blood, God, God of my salvation! Then my tongue will sing about your righteousness —Adonai, open my lips; then my mouth will praise you.For you don’t want sacrifices, or I would give them; you don’t take pleasure in burnt offerings.My sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God, you won’t spurn a broken, chastened heart.when Natan the prophet came to him after his affair with Bat-Sheva:
And it is all from God, who through the Messiah has reconciled us to himself and has given us the work of that reconciliation,
Brothers, I, for my part, do not think of myself as having yet gotten hold of it; but one thing I do: forgetting what is behind me and straining forward toward what lies ahead,I keep pursuing the goal in order to win the prize offered by God’s upward calling in the Messiah Yeshua.
He who conceals his sins will not succeed; he who confesses and abandons them will gain mercy.
You were dead because of your sins, that is, because of your “foreskin,” your old nature. But God made you alive along with the Messiah by forgiving you all your sins.He wiped away the bill of charges against us. Because of the regulations, it stood as a testimony against us; but he removed it by nailing it to the execution-stake.
By David. A maskil: How blessed are those whose offense is forgiven, those whose sin is covered!Many are the torments of the wicked, but grace surrounds those who trust in Adonai.Be glad in Adonai; rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you upright in heart!How blessed those to whom Adonai imputes no guilt, in whose spirit is no deceit!
“Come now,” says Adonai, “let’s talk this over together. Even if your sins are like scarlet, they will be white as snow; even if they are red as crimson, they will be like wool.
Yeshua said, “Father, forgive them; they don’t understand what they are doing.” They divided up his clothes by throwing dice.
If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar. For if a person does not love his brother, whom he has seen, then he cannot love God, whom he has not seen.Yes, this is the command we have from him: whoever loves God must love his brother too.