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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 he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times comes back and tells you, ‘I'm really sorry,’ forgive him.”
Most of all, you should love one another very deeply, for love covers many of the wrong things people do.
For if you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
But if you don't forgive those who sin against you, then your heavenly Father won't forgive your sins.
Don't judge, and you won't be judged; don't condemn, and you won't be condemned; forgive, and you'll be forgiven;
But when you're praying, if you have something against someone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your sins.”
Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar of the Temple. Let them say, “Lord, please take pity on your people, and do not let your inheritance be disgraced, ruled over by foreign nations, so that the people of these nations could ask, ‘Where is their God?’”
Peter came to Jesus and asked him, “Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother for sinning against me? Seven times?”“No, not seven times. I would say seventy times seven!” Jesus told him.
For if you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if you don't forgive those who sin against you, then your heavenly Father won't forgive your sins.
Get rid of every kind of bitterness, rage, anger, verbal abuse, and insults, along with all forms of evil.Be kind and compassionate to each other, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
Be kind and compassionate to each other, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
Since you are God's special people, holy and dearly loved, adopt a sympathetic nature that is kind, humble, gentle, and patient.Be patient with one another, forgive others among you if you have grievances against one another. Just as the Lord forgave you, you should do the same.
My friends, if someone is led astray by sin, you who are spiritual should bring them back with a gentle spirit. Watch out that you don't get tempted too.
Anyone who doesn't show mercy will be judged without mercy. Yet mercy wins out over judgment!
Through him we gain salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins as a result of his priceless grace
This is how God's children and the devil's children can be distinguished: all those who don't do what's right don't belong to God, nor do those who don't love their fellow Christians.
But if we confess our sins, he is trustworthy and right so that he can forgive us our sins and make us clean from all that is not right in us.
Be patient with one another, forgive others among you if you have grievances against one another. Just as the Lord forgave you, you should do the same.
So take care what you do. If your brother sins, warn him; and if he repents, forgive him.The day when the Son of man appears will be just like that.If you're up on the roof that day don't go down and get your things; and if you're out in the fields don't go back home either.Remember Lot's wife!If you try to hold on to your life you'll lose it; but if you lose your life you'll save it.I tell you, at that time two will be in bed at night; one will be taken and the other left.Two women will be grinding grain, one will be taken; and the other left.”“Where, Lord?” they asked. “Where the carcass is, that's where the vultures gather,” Jesus replied.Even if he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times comes back and tells you, ‘I'm really sorry,’ forgive him.”
If a brother sins against you, go and point out the wrong to him, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you've won your brother over.
And even though you were dead because of your sins and being physically “uncircumcised,” he brought you to life together with him. He has forgiven us all our sins.
Shouldn't you have been merciful to your fellow-servant as well, just as I was merciful to you?’
If you forgive a wrong you encourage friendship, but if you keep talking about it you'll lose your friend.
I will wash away all their sins that they committed against me, and I will forgive all their guilt from when they sinned in rebelling against me.
let them know that whoever rescues a sinner from the error of their ways will save them from death, and will gain forgiveness for many sins.
But when you're praying, if you have something against someone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your sins.”
My dear friends, don't seek revenge, but leave it to God to execute judgment—as Scripture points out, “‘It's for me to dispense justice, I will repay,’ says the Lord.”Don't follow the ways of this world; instead be transformed by the spiritual renewal of your mind so you can demonstrate what God's will really is—good, pleasing, and perfect.If those who hate you are hungry, give them food; if they're thirsty, give them a drink; for by doing so you pile fiery coals on their heads.Don't be defeated by evil—conquer evil with good.
He does not punish us for our sins as he ought to; he does not pay us back for our wrongdoing as we deserve.For as high as the heavens are above the earth is the extent of his trustworthy love to those who honor him.As far as the east is from the west is how far the Lord has taken our sins away from us.
If you're at the altar making an offering, and remember that your brother has something against you,leave your offering on the altar and go and make peace with him first, and afterwards come back and make your offering.
As far as the east is from the west is how far the Lord has taken our sins away from us.
Anyone you forgive, I forgive too. What I have forgiven, whatever it may be, I have forgiven before Christ for your benefit.In this way Satan will not be able to take us in, because we know the tricks he thinks up.
Now repent, and change your ways, that your sins can be wiped away, so the Lord can send opportunities for you to heal and recover,
This is what my heavenly Father will do to every one of you unless you sincerely forgive your brothers.”
Admit the wrongs you've done to each other, and pray for one another so that you'll be healed. Earnest prayer from those who live right is very effective.
So he left and went home to his father. Even though he was still far away in the distance, his father saw him coming, and his heart went out to his son. The father ran to his son, hugging and kissing him.The son said to him, ‘Father, I've sinned against heaven and against you. I'm no longer worthy to be called your son.’But the father told his servants, ‘Quick—bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.Bring the calf we've been fattening and kill it. Let's have a feast to celebratebecause this is my son who was dead, but who has returned alive; he was lost but now he's found.’ So they started celebrating.
If a brother sins against you, go and point out the wrong to him, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you've won your brother over.But if he doesn't listen, then take one or two more people with you, so that by two or three witnesses the truth can be confirmed.If, however, he refuses to listen to them, then tell the church. If he refuses to listen to the church as well, then treat him as a foreigner and a tax collector.
We have all sinned, and we fall far short of God's glorious ideal.Yet through the free gift of his grace, God makes us right through Christ Jesus who sets us free.
Lord, if you kept a list of sins, who could escape being condemned?But you are forgiving so that we might respect you.
Don't pay back evil for evil, or retaliate when you're abused, instead you should give a blessing—because that's what you were called to do, so you could gain a blessing yourself.
I, yes I am the God who wipes out your sins because of who I am, and who doesn't remember your sins any more.
Who is a God like you who forgives sin and passes over the rebellion of those who are left of his special people? You do not remain angry forever because you delight in showing faithful love.You will have compassion on us again. You will tread our sins under your feet, and you will throw our sins into the depths of the sea.
For you, Lord, are good; you are forgiving and full of trustworthy love for all who come to you.
But God demonstrates his love for us in that Christ died for us while we were still sinners.
“Don't judge others, so that you won't be judged.Or if he asked for fish, would you give him a snake?So if even you who are evil know to give good things to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.Treat others the way you want them to treat you. This sums up the law and the prophets.Enter by the narrow entrance. For the entrance is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many travel that way.But the entrance is narrow, and the way is difficult that leads to life, and only a few find it.Watch out for false prophets who come wearing sheep's clothing, but who on the inside are vicious wolves.You can recognize them by their fruits. Do people harvest grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?So every good tree produces good fruit, while a bad tree produces bad fruit.A good tree can't produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can't produce good fruit.Every tree that doesn't produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.For whatever standard you use to judge others will be used to judge you, and whatever measurement you use to measure others will be used to measure you.
God, please be gracious to me, because of your trustworthy love, because of your infinite kindness please wipe away my sins. Create a pure mind in me, God, and make me trustworthy again.Don't expel me from your presence; don't take away your Holy Spirit from me.Give me back the happiness of your salvation; help me to have a willing nature.Then I will teach your ways to rebellious people, and these sinners will come back to you.God, please forgive me for the blood I have shed, God of my salvation, and I will sing for joy of your goodness.Lord, open my lips so I can speak your praise!For sacrifices don't make you happy, or I would bring one; burnt offerings aren't what pleases you.The “sacrifices” that God wants are on the inside—the brokenness of repentance. God won't reject a broken and sorrowful heart.Be kind to Zion, help the city; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.Then you will be pleased with sacrifices given in the right spirit, for all kinds of burnt offerings, and bulls sacrificed on your altar once more.Wash away all my guilt; cleanse me from my sin.
God did all this by changing us from enemies into friends through Christ. God gave us this same work of changing his enemies into his friends.
My friends, I don't consider that I've already won, but this is my one objective: disregarding what is behind me, I strain forward to what is in front of me.I run towards the finish line to win the prize of God's invitation to heaven through Christ Jesus.
People who hide their sins won't succeed, but those who confess and renounce their sins will be shown kindness.
And even though you were dead because of your sins and being physically “uncircumcised,” he brought you to life together with him. He has forgiven us all our sins.He wiped out the record of our debts according to the Law that was written down against us; he took away this barrier by nailing it to the cross.
How happy are those whose wrongs are forgiven, whose sins are covered. The wicked have many problems, but those who trust in the Lord will be surrounded by his never-failing love.So be happy in the Lord and celebrate, you who do good. Shout for joy, all you who live right!How happy are those whose sins the Lord does not count against them, those who do not act deceptively.
Come on, let's argue this out, says the Lord. Even though your sins are like scarlet, they will become white like snow. Even though they are red like crimson, they will become like wool.
Jesus said, “Father, please forgive them, for they don't know what they're doing.” They divided up his clothes by throwing dice for them.
Anyone who says, “I love God,” but hates a Christian brother or sister, is a liar. Anyone who doesn't love a brother whom they can see, can't love God whom they can't see.This is the command he gave to us: those who love God love their brothers and sisters too.