99 Bible Verses about Self-Forgiveness

But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing.

Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to one another, and forgive one another, as God has forgiven you through Christ.

The Lord says, “Now, let's settle the matter. You are stained red with sin, but I will wash you as clean as snow. Although your stains are deep red, you will be as white as wool.

As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us.

There is no other god like you, O Lord; you forgive the sins of your people who have survived. You do not stay angry forever, but you take pleasure in showing us your constant love.You will be merciful to us once again. You will trample our sins underfoot and send them to the bottom of the sea!

And yet, I am the God who forgives your sins, and I do this because of who I am. I will not hold your sins against you.

Anyone who is joined to Christ is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come.

I will forgive their sins and will no longer remember their wrongs.”

There is no condemnation now for those who live in union with Christ Jesus.

Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you.

Create a pure heart in me, O God, and put a new and loyal spirit in me.

Then I confessed my sins to you; I did not conceal my wrongdoings. I decided to confess them to you, and you forgave all my sins.

“Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.

But God has shown us how much he loves us—it was while we were still sinners that Christ died for us!

You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you.

You are good to us and forgiving, full of constant love for all who pray to you.

And then he says, “I will not remember their sins and evil deeds any longer.”

“Do not judge others, and God will not judge you; do not condemn others, and God will not condemn you; forgive others, and God will forgive you.

Let the wicked leave their way of life and change their way of thinking. Let them turn to the Lord, our God; he is merciful and quick to forgive.

If you kept a record of our sins, who could escape being condemned?But you forgive us, so that we should stand in awe of you.

“If you forgive others the wrongs they have done to you, your Father in heaven will also forgive you.But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive the wrongs you have done.

For God did not send his Son into the world to be its judge, but to be its savior.

But his answer was: “My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak.” I am most happy, then, to be proud of my weaknesses, in order to feel the protection of Christ's power over me.

Be merciful to me, O God, because of your constant love. Because of your great mercy wipe away my sins!Create a pure heart in me, O God, and put a new and loyal spirit in me.Do not banish me from your presence; do not take your holy spirit away from me.Give me again the joy that comes from your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.Then I will teach sinners your commands, and they will turn back to you.Spare my life, O God, and save me, and I will gladly proclaim your righteousness.Help me to speak, Lord, and I will praise you.You do not want sacrifices, or I would offer them; you are not pleased with burnt offerings.My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God; you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.O God, be kind to Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.Then you will be pleased with proper sacrifices and with our burnt offerings; and bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.Wash away all my evil and make me clean from my sin!

everyone has sinned and is far away from God's saving presence.But by the free gift of God's grace all are put right with him through Christ Jesus, who sets them free.

For by the blood of Christ we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God,

Leave all your worries with him, because he cares for you.

The Lord will save his people; those who go to him for protection will be spared.

I tell you, then, the great love she has shown proves that her many sins have been forgiven. But whoever has been forgiven little shows only a little love.”

Sin must not be your master; for you do not live under law but under God's grace.

None of them will have to teach a neighbor to know the Lord, because all will know me, from the least to the greatest. I will forgive their sins and I will no longer remember their wrongs. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Forgive the sins and errors of my youth. In your constant love and goodness, remember me, Lord!

This is a true saying, to be completely accepted and believed: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I am the worst of them,

Some of you were like that. But you have been purified from sin; you have been dedicated to God; you have been put right with God by the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Israel, the Lord who created you says, “Do not be afraid—I will save you. I have called you by name—you are mine.

Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God—what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect.

Since this is true, how much more is accomplished by the blood of Christ! Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself as a perfect sacrifice to God. His blood will purify our consciences from useless rituals, so that we may serve the living God.

Jesus said, “Forgive them, Father! They don't know what they are doing.” They divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice.

I am writing this to you, my children, so that you will not sin; but if anyone does sin, we have someone who pleads with the Father on our behalf—Jesus Christ, the righteous one.

“Happy are those who are merciful to others; God will be merciful to them!

The Lord is not slow to do what he has promised, as some think. Instead, he is patient with you, because he does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants all to turn away from their sins.

Let us have confidence, then, and approach God's throne, where there is grace. There we will receive mercy and find grace to help us just when we need it.

If they fall, they will not stay down, because the Lord will help them up.

For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it.

I have swept your sins away like a cloud. Come back to me; I am the one who saves you.”

For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers or powers, neither the present nor the future,neither the world above nor the world below—there is nothing in all creation that will ever be able to separate us from the love of God which is ours through Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Lord is loving and merciful, slow to become angry and full of constant love.

so that it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. This life that I live now, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me.

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?” “No, not seven times,” answered Jesus, “but seventy times seven,

Above everything, love one another earnestly, because love covers over many sins.

The Lord is merciful and loving, slow to become angry and full of constant love.

Hate stirs up trouble, but love forgives all offenses.

Each one of us has received a special gift in proportion to what Christ has given.

Of course, my friends, I really do not think that I have already won it; the one thing I do, however, is to forget what is behind me and do my best to reach what is ahead.So I run straight toward the goal in order to win the prize, which is God's call through Christ Jesus to the life above.

The Lord saves the righteous and protects them in times of trouble.

For it is by our faith that we are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved.

There is no fear in love; perfect love drives out all fear. So then, love has not been made perfect in anyone who is afraid, because fear has to do with punishment.

My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God; you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.

All this is done by God, who through Christ changed us from enemies into his friends and gave us the task of making others his friends also.

Christ himself carried our sins in his body to the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness. It is by his wounds that you have been healed.

Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son!For by the blood of Christ we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God,

For the Spirit that God has given you does not make you slaves and cause you to be afraid; instead, the Spirit makes you God's children, and by the Spirit's power we cry out to God, “Father! my Father!”

I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.

Christ was without sin, but for our sake God made him share our sin in order that in union with him we might share the righteousness of God.

And now he can help those who are tempted, because he himself was tempted and suffered.

And we know that our old being has been put to death with Christ on his cross, in order that the power of the sinful self might be destroyed, so that we should no longer be the slaves of sin.

The Lord is merciful and good; our God is compassionate.

May God, the source of hope, fill you with all joy and peace by means of your faith in him, so that your hope will continue to grow by the power of the Holy Spirit.

But by God's grace I am what I am, and the grace that he gave me was not without effect. On the contrary, I have worked harder than any of the other apostles, although it was not really my own doing, but God's grace working with me.

“I am telling you the truth: those who hear my words and believe in him who sent me have eternal life. They will not be judged, but have already passed from death to life.

Happy are those whose sins are forgiven, whose wrongs are pardoned.

So then, submit yourselves to God. Resist the Devil, and he will run away from you.

Finally, build up your strength in union with the Lord and by means of his mighty power.

And so I am sure that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it on until it is finished on the Day of Christ Jesus.

Be strong, be courageous, all you that hope in the Lord.

This hope does not disappoint us, for God has poured out his love into our hearts by means of the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to us.

I ask God from the wealth of his glory to give you power through his Spirit to be strong in your inner selves,

For the Spirit that God has given us does not make us timid; instead, his Spirit fills us with power, love, and self-control.

And may God, the source of patience and encouragement, enable you to have the same point of view among yourselves by following the example of Christ Jesus,

As for us, we have this large crowd of witnesses around us. So then, let us rid ourselves of everything that gets in the way, and of the sin which holds on to us so tightly, and let us run with determination the race that lies before us.

But after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who calls you to share his eternal glory in union with Christ, will himself perfect you and give you firmness, strength, and a sure foundation.

Leave your troubles with the Lord, and he will defend you; he never lets honest people be defeated.

But those who trust in the Lord for help will find their strength renewed. They will rise on wings like eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will walk and not grow weak.

I praise you because you are to be feared; all you do is strange and wonderful. I know it with all my heart.

Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the merciful Father, the God from whom all help comes!He helps us in all our troubles, so that we are able to help others who have all kinds of troubles, using the same help that we ourselves have received from God.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know.Remember the Lord in everything you do, and he will show you the right way.

God is our shelter and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.

And so encourage one another and help one another, just as you are now doing.

Everything written in the Scriptures was written to teach us, in order that we might have hope through the patience and encouragement which the Scriptures give us.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; I will fear no one. The Lord protects me from all danger; I will never be afraid.

Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest.

In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable.

We felt that the death sentence had been passed on us. But this happened so that we should rely, not on ourselves, but only on God, who raises the dead.

“Happy are those whose wrongs are forgiven, whose sins are pardoned!Happy is the person whose sins the Lord will not keep account of!”

Do not be afraid—I am with you! I am your God—let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you.

We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose.

So let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, with hearts that have been purified from a guilty conscience and with bodies washed with clean water.

Remove my sin, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

So then, have your minds ready for action. Keep alert and set your hope completely on the blessing which will be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.