147 Bible verses about the Importance of Forgiveness

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you;but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.

forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone has a complaint against any. As Christ forgave you, so also you do.

Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Then Peter came to Him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Until seven times?Jesus said to him, I do not say to you, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.

Therefore if you offer your gift on the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you,leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

And when you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive it so that also your Father in Heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me, except in part; so that I not overbear all of you.This punishment by the majority is enough for such a one;so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overwhelming sorrow.So I beseech you to confirm your love toward him.

He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends.

If it is possible, as far as is in you, being in peace with all men.

For You, Lord, are good and ready to forgive, and rich in mercy to all those who call on You.

So likewise shall My heavenly Father do also to you, unless each one of you from your hearts forgive his brother their trespasses.

Take heed to yourselves. If your brother trespasses against you, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive him.And if he trespasses against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turns again to you, saying, I repent, you shall forgive him.

Confess faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous one avails much.

and forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors.

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace,

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but giving place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord."

For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Hatred stirs up fights, but love covers all sins.

does not behave indecently, does not seek her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil.

also He adds, "their sins and their iniquities I will remember no more."

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do. And parting His clothing, they cast lots.

A Psalm of David. A Contemplation. Blessed is the man whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Never give back evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, giving blessing, knowing that you are called to this so that you might inherit blessing.

Of whomever sins you remit, they are remitted to them. Of whomever sins you retain, they are retained.

Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse.

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,for you shall heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward you.

Come now, and let us reason together, says Jehovah; though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool.

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities I will remember no more."

If You will keep in mind iniquities, O Jehovah, who shall stand, O Lord?But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared.

Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not keep His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.He will turn again; He will have pity on us. He will trample our iniquities. Yea, You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

He who covers his sins shall not be blessed; but whoever confesses and leaves them shall have mercy.

But God commends His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and tumult and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

Therefore all things, whatever you desire that men should do to you, do even so to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.

And above all things have fervent love to yourselves, for love will cover a multitude of sins.

Charity has patience, is kind; charity is not envious, is not vain, is not puffed up;does not behave indecently, does not seek her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil.Charity does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth,quietly covers all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Therefore receive one another as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.

Blessed are the merciful! For they shall obtain mercy.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving-kindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.Wash me completely from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

The judgment of a man puts off his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

For he who has shown no mercy shall have judgment without mercy, and mercy exults over judgment.

He Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that dying to sins, we might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

But go and learn what this is, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

For He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son;in whom we have redemption through His blood, the remission of sins.

For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God,not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and rich in mercy.He will not always chasten, nor will He keep His anger forever.He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

Brothers, if a man is overtaken in a fault, you the spiritual ones restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.

looking diligently lest any fail of the grace of God, or lest any root of bitterness springing up disturb you, and by it many are defiled,

Judge not, that you may not be judged.For with whatever judgment you judge, you shall be judged; and with whatever measure you measure out, it shall be measured to you again.

And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation;whereas God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and putting the word of reconciliation in us.

Finally, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are right, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think on these things.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

But the servant of the Lord must not strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient,in meekness instructing those who oppose, if perhaps God will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth,

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.And He is the propitiation concerning our sins, and not concerning ours only, but also concerning the sins of all the world.

Therefore I say to you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, he loves little.

Jehovah is near to the broken-hearted; and saves those who are of a contrite spirit.

And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, Child, your sins are forgiven to you.

Should you not also have pitied your fellow servant, even as I had pity on you?

By mercy and truth, iniquity is purged, and by the fear of Jehovah men turn away from evil.

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant; for I do not forget Your Commandments.

Let love be without hypocrisy, shrinking from evil, cleaving to good;

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you;

And as you desire that men should do to you, you do also to them likewise.

I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. As I have loved you, you should also love one another.By this all shall know that you are My disciples, if you have love toward one another.

Let him turn aside from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Jehovah, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

Indeed then there is already on the whole a failure among you, that you have lawsuits with yourselves. Why not instead be wronged? Why not instead be defrauded?

But to whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if I forgave anything, for your sakes I forgave it to him in the person of Christ;so that we should not be overreached by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his devices.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.

See that none gives evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue the good, both towards one another and towards all.

Blessed are the peacemakers! For they shall be called the sons of God.

Let no one seek his own, but each one another's.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.Do not let each man look upon his own things, but each man also on the things of others.

Look on my affliction and my pain, and forgive all my sins.

I, I am He who blots out your sins for My own sake, and will not remember your sins.

for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

Therefore be followers of God, as dear children.And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us, and has given Himself for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Then his lord, after he had called him, said to him, O wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.Should you not also have pitied your fellow servant, even as I had pity on you?

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the world's rulers, of the darkness of this age, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Therefore if your enemy hungers, feed him. If he thirsts, give him drink. For in so doing you shall heap coals of fire on his head.Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

And almost all things are by the law purged with blood, and without shedding of blood is no remission.

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.

But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

But He was wounded for our transgressions; He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was on Him; and with His stripes we ourselves are healed.All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, each one to his own way; and Jehovah has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Therefore I say to you, All kinds of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.

who forgives all your iniquities; who heals all your diseases;who redeems your life from ruin; who crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercies;

Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender feelings of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering,

Then let us not judge one another any more, but rather judge this, not to put a stumbling-block or an offense toward his brother.

But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love with which He loved us(even when we were dead in sins) has made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are saved),

But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you,

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God.The one who does not love has not known God. For God is love.

For we know Him who has said, "Vengeance belongs to Me, I will repay, says the Lord." And again, "The Lord shall judge His people."It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

And answering, he said, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.

Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;lest Jehovah see, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.

But the wisdom that is from above is first truly pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret yourself to do evil.

And now faith, hope, charity, these three remain; but the greatest of these is charity.

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall the covenant of My peace be removed, says Jehovah who has mercy on you.

that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man;that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.

For as the heavens are high above the earth, so is His mercy toward those who fear Him.As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

But as many as received Him, He gave to them authority to become the children of God, to those who believe on His name,

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for possession, so that you might speak of the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;you who then were not a people, but now the people of God, those not pitied then, but now pitied.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

saying, "Blessed are those whose lawlessnesses are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;blessed is the man to whom the Lord will in no way impute sin."

And He took the cup and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink all of it.For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

For we do not have a high priest who cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted just as we are, yet without sin.Therefore let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion and released him and forgave him the debt.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you are sealed until the day of redemption.Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and tumult and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

Let your speech be always with grace, having been seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared.

For I say, through the grace given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think. But set your mind to be right-minded, even as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

And standing afar off, the tax-collector would not even lift up his eyes to Heaven, but struck on his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner!

And may the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like minded toward one another according to Christ Jesus,

I confessed my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, I will confess my transgression to Jehovah; and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who speaks a slander, is a fool.

Therefore submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins, then He said to the paralytic, Arise, take up your bed and go to your house.

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, so that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.

Likewise I say to you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.

Be strong, and He will make your heart stronger, all you who hope in Jehovah.

Therefore come out from among them and be separated, says the Lord, and do not touch the unclean thing. And I will receive you

But if your brother shall trespass against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.

I have been crucified with Christ, and I live; yet no longer I, but Christ lives in me. And that life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith toward the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself on my behalf.

Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

minding the same thing toward one another, not minding high things, but yielding to the lowly. Do not be wise within yourselves.

I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins; return to Me; for I have redeemed you.

Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in Heaven.

And through Him having made peace through the blood of His cross, it pleased the Father to reconcile all things to Himself through Him, whether the things on earth or the things in Heaven.And you, who were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciledin the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish, and without charge in His sight,

casting all your anxiety onto Him, for He cares for you.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The thief does not come except to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies having been washed with pure water.

Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; let Your loving-kindness and Your truth always watch over me.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has regenerated us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in Heaven for you