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147 Bible verses about the Importance of Forgiveness
“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.
Be kind, compassionate, and forgiving to each other, in the same way God forgave you in Christ.
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.
“Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
But if someone has made anyone sad, that person hasn’t hurt me but all of you to some degree (not to exaggerate).The punishment handed out by the majority is enough for this person.This is why you should try your best to forgive and to comfort this person now instead, so that this person isn’t overwhelmed by too much sorrow.So I encourage you to show your love for this person.
because, my Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of faithful love for all those who cry out to you.
“My heavenly Father will also do the same to you if you don’t forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
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.”
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.
Forgive us for the ways we have wronged you, just as we also forgive those who have wronged us.
We have been ransomed through his Son’s blood, and we have forgiveness for our failures based on his overflowing grace,
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”.
This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many so that their sins may be forgiven.
it isn’t rude, it doesn’t seek its own advantage, it isn’t irritable, it doesn’t keep a record of complaints,
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.
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.
If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven; if you don’t forgive them, they aren’t forgiven.”
If your enemies are starving, feed them some bread; if they are thirsty, give them water to drink.By doing this, you will heap burning coals on their heads, and the LORD will reward you.
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.
“because I will be lenient toward their unjust actions, ” “and I won’t remember their sins anymore.”
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.
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.
Those who hide their sins won’t succeed, but those who confess and give them up will receive mercy.
Put aside all bitterness, losing your temper, anger, shouting, and slander, along with every other evil.
Therefore, you should treat people in the same way that you want people to treat you; this is the Law and the Prophets.
Above all, show sincere love to each other, because love brings about the forgiveness of many sins.
Love is patient, love is kind, it isn’t jealous, it doesn’t brag, it isn’t arrogant,it isn’t rude, it doesn’t seek its own advantage, it isn’t irritable, it doesn’t keep a record of complaints,it isn’t happy with injustice, but it is happy with the truth.Love puts up with all things, trusts in all things, hopes for all things, endures all things.
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!
There will be no mercy in judgment for anyone who hasn’t shown mercy. Mercy overrules judgment.
He carried in his own body on the cross the sins we committed. He did this so that we might live in righteousness, having nothing to do with sin. By his wounds you were healed.
Go and learn what this means: I want mercy and not sacrifice. I didn’t come to call righteous people, but sinners.”
He rescued us from the control of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.He set us free through the Son and forgave our sins.
You are saved by God’s grace because of your faith. This salvation is God’s gift. It’s not something you possessed.It’s not something you did that you can be proud of.
He doesn’t deal with us according to our sin or repay us according to our wrongdoing,The LORD is compassionate and merciful, very patient, and full of faithful love.God won’t always play the judge; he won’t be angry forever.
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.
Make sure that no one misses out on God’s grace. Make sure that no root of bitterness grows up that might cause trouble and pollute many people.
“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.
All of these new things are from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and who gave us the ministry of reconciliation.In other words, God was reconciling the world to himself through Christ, by not counting people’s sins against them. He has trusted us with this message of reconciliation.
From now on, brothers and sisters, if anything is excellent and if anything is admirable, focus your thoughts on these things: all that is true, all that is holy, all that is just, all that is pure, all that is lovely, and all that is worthy of praise.
God’s slave shouldn’t be argumentative but should be kind toward all people, able to teach, patient,and should correct opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will change their mind and give them a knowledge of the truth.
My little children, I’m writing these things to you so that you don’t sin. But if you do sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one.He is God’s way of dealing with our sins, not only ours but the sins of the whole world.
This is why I tell you that her many sins have been forgiven; so she has shown great love. The one who is forgiven little loves little.”
I’ve wandered off like a sheep, lost. Find your servant because I haven’t forgotten your commandments!
“I give you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, so you also must love each other.This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples, when you love each other.”
Let the wicked abandon their ways and the sinful their schemes. Let them return to the LORD so that he may have mercy on them, to our God, because he is generous with forgiveness.
The fact that you have lawsuits against each other means that you’ve already lost your case. Why not be wronged instead? Why not be cheated?
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.
Make sure no one repays a wrong with a wrong, but always pursue the good for each other and everyone else.
No one should look out for their own advantage, but they should look out for each other.
Don’t do anything for selfish purposes, but with humility think of others as better than yourselves.Instead of each person watching out for their own good, watch out for what is better for others.
I, I am the one who wipes out your rebellious behavior for my sake. I won’t remember your sin.
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.
Therefore, imitate God like dearly loved children.Live your life with love, following the example of Christ, who loved us and gave himself for us. He was a sacrificial offering that smelled sweet to God.
His master called the first servant and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you appealed to me.Shouldn’t you also have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’
We aren’t fighting against human enemies but against rulers, authorities, forces of cosmic darkness, and spiritual powers of evil in the heavens.
Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who has wronged us. And don’t lead us into temptation.’”
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.
Almost everything is cleansed by blood, according to the Law’s regulations, and there is no forgiveness without blood being shed.
God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through him.
He was pierced because of our rebellions and crushed because of our crimes. He bore the punishment that made us whole; by his wounds we are healed.Like sheep we had all wandered away, each going its own way, but the LORD let fall on him all our crimes.
“Therefore, I tell you that people will be forgiven for every sin and insult to God. But insulting the Holy Spirit won’t be forgiven.
how God forgives all your sins, heals all your sickness,saves your life from the pit, crowns you with faithful love and compassion,
Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to grow angry.
Therefore, as God’s choice, holy and loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
So stop judging each other. Instead, this is what you should decide: never put a stumbling block or obstacle in the way of your brother or sister.
However, God is rich in mercy. He brought us to life with Christ while we were dead as a result of those things that we did wrong. He did this because of the great love that he has for us. You are saved by God’s grace!
Dear friends, let’s love each other, because love is from God, and everyone who loves is born from God and knows God.The person who doesn’t love does not know God, because God is love.
We know the one who said, “Judgment is mine; I will pay people back.” And he also said, “The Lord will judge his people.” It’s scary to fall into the hands of the living God!
He responded, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
When your enemies fall, don’t rejoice. When they stumble, don’t let your heart be glad,or the LORD will see it and be displeased, and he will turn his anger from them.
What of the wisdom from above? First, it is pure, and then peaceful, gentle, obedient, filled with mercy and good actions, fair, and genuine.
Now faith, hope, and love remain—these three things—and the greatest of these is love.
The mountains may shift, and the hills may be shaken, but my faithful love won’t shift from you, and my covenant of peace won’t be shaken, says the LORD, the one who pities you.
I ask that he will strengthen you in your inner selves from the riches of his glory through the Spirit.I ask that Christ will live in your hearts through faith. As a result of having strong roots in love,
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.
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.
But those who did welcome him, those who believed in his name, he authorized to become God’s children,
Once you weren’t a people, but now you are God’s people. Once you hadn’t received mercy, but now you have received mercy.But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people who are God’s own possession. You have become this people so that you may speak of the wonderful acts of the one who called you out of darkness into his amazing light.
A broken spirit is my sacrifice, God. You won’t despise a heart, God, that is broken and crushed.
“Happy are those whose actions outside the Law are forgiven, ” “and whose sins are covered. ”“Happy are those whose sin isn’t counted against them by the Lord”.
He took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from this, all of you.This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many so that their sins may be forgiven.
because we don’t have a high priest who can’t sympathize with our weaknesses but instead one who was tempted in every way that we are, except without sin.Finally, let’s draw near to the throne of favor with confidence so that we can receive mercy and find grace when we need help.
Therefore, since we have been made righteous through his faithfulness, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Don’t make the Holy Spirit of God unhappy—you were sealed by him for the day of redemption.Put aside all bitterness, losing your temper, anger, shouting, and slander, along with every other evil.
Your speech should always be gracious and sprinkled with insight so that you may know how to respond to every person.
Because of the grace that God gave me, I can say to each one of you: don’t think of yourself more highly than you ought to think. Instead, be reasonable since God has measured out a portion of faith to each one of you.
But the tax collector stood at a distance. He wouldn’t even lift his eyes to look toward heaven. Rather, he struck his chest and said, ‘God, show mercy to me, a sinner.’
May the God of endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude toward each other, similar to Christ Jesus’ attitude.
So I admitted my sin to you; I didn’t conceal my guilt. “I’ll confess my sins to the LORD, ” is what I said. Then you removed the guilt of my sin. Selah
But so you will know that the Human One has authority on the earth to forgive sins”—he said to the man who was paralyzed—“Get up, take your cot, and go home.”
Whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction so that we could have hope through endurance and through the encouragement of the scriptures.
In the same way, I tell you, joy breaks out in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who changes both heart and life.”
Therefore, “come out from among them and be separated, says the Lord. Don’t touch what is unclean. Then I will welcome you.”
“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.
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the life that I now live in my body, I live by faith, indeed, by the faithfulness of God’s Son, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Consider everyone as equal, and don’t think that you’re better than anyone else. Instead, associate with people who have no status. Don’t think that you’re so smart.
I swept away your rebellions like a cloud, and your sins like fog. Return to me, because I have redeemed you.
In the same way, let your light shine before people, so they can see the good things you do and praise your Father who is in heaven.
and he reconciled all things to himself through him— whether things on earth or in the heavens. He brought peace through the blood of his cross.Once you were alienated from God and you were enemies with him in your minds, which was shown by your evil actions.But now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death, to present you before God as a people who are holy, faultless, and without blame.
The wages that sin pays are death, but God’s gift is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The thief enters only to steal, kill, and destroy. I came so that they could have life—indeed, so that they could live life to the fullest.
Therefore, let’s draw near with a genuine heart with the certainty that our faith gives us, since our hearts are sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies are washed with pure water.
So now you, LORD— don’t hold back any of your compassion from me. Let your loyal love and faithfulness always protect me,
May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be blessed! On account of his vast mercy, he has given us new birth. You have been born anew into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.You have a pure and enduring inheritance that cannot perish—an inheritance that is presently kept safe in heaven for you.