37 Bible Verses about Forgiveness
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For which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or, to say 'Get up and go to walking'?
But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth" -- turning to the paralyzed man, He said to Him -- "Get up, pick up your bed, and go home."
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said, "Why do you have such wicked thoughts in your hearts?
So, my brothers, you must understand that through Him the forgiveness of your sins is now proclaimed to you,
You must practice being kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.
and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who does us wrong, and do not let us be subjected to temptation.'"
If you get forgiveness for people's sins, they are forgiven them; if you let people's sins fasten upon them, they will remain fastened upon them."
So I tell you, every sin and all abusive speech will be forgiven men, but abuse against the Spirit cannot be forgiven.
The man that you forgive I too forgive. For if I have forgiven him anything, it is what I have forgiven him in the very presence of Christ for your sake,
"For if you forgive others their shortcomings your heavenly Father will forgive you, too.
And forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors.
This is the way my heavenly Father too will deal with you, if you do not, each one, heartily forgive your brother."
And his master's heart was moved with pity, and he let the slave go free with his debt cancelled.
But if you do not forgive others, your heavenly Father will not forgive your shortcomings either.
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralyzed man, "My son, your sins are forgiven."
And whenever you stand and pray, if you have anything against anybody, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven too may forgive you your shortcomings."
"Happy are they whose transgressions have been forgiven, whose sins were covered up;
But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth," turning to the paralyzed man He said,
And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven for it, but whoever speaks abusively against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven for it, either in this world or in the world to come.
Even if he sins against you seven times in a day and seven times turns to you and says, 'I am sorry,' you must forgive him."
If we confess our sins, He is to be depended on, since He is just, to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from every wrong.
and that in His name repentance as the condition for the forgiveness of sins should be preached to all the nations. Beginning at Jerusalem
Therefore, I tell you, her sins, as many as they are, are forgiven, for she has loved me so much. But the one who has little to be forgiven loves me little."
It is through union with Him that we have redemption by His blood and the forgiveness of our shortcomings, in accordance with the generosity of His unmerited favor
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Forgiveness » The lord forgiving
You must practice being kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.
Forgiveness » Who shall be forgiven
So I tell you, every sin and all abusive speech will be forgiven men, but abuse against the Spirit cannot be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven for it, but whoever speaks abusively against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven for it, either in this world or in the world to come.
And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but no one who speaks abusively about the Holy Spirit will be forgiven.
If we confess our sins, He is to be depended on, since He is just, to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from every wrong.
Is anyone sick among you? He should call in the elders of the church, and they should pray over him, and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer that is offered in faith will save the sick man; the Lord will raise him to health, and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
Forgiveness » Who shall not be forgiven
So I tell you, every sin and all abusive speech will be forgiven men, but abuse against the Spirit cannot be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven for it, but whoever speaks abusively against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven for it, either in this world or in the world to come.
I solemnly say to you, men will be forgiven for all their sins and all the abusive things they say. But whoever speaks abusively against the Holy Spirit can never get forgiveness, but is guilty of a sin that has no end."
And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but no one who speaks abusively about the Holy Spirit will be forgiven.
For it is impossible for those who have once for all been enlightened and have experienced the gift from heaven, who have been made sharers of the Holy Spirit and have experienced how good God's message is and the mighty powers of the age to come, and then have fallen by the wayside -- it is impossible, I say, to keep on restoring them to their first repentance, since they continue to crucify the Son of God to their detriment and hold Him up to contempt. read more.
For a piece of ground that drinks in the rains so frequently falling on it, and continues yielding vegetation useful to those for whose sakes it is cultivated, receives from God His blessings. But if it continues to yield thorns and thistles, it is considered worthless and in danger of being cursed, and its final fate is burning.
For if we go willfully sinning after we have received full knowledge of the truth, there is no sacrifice left to be offered for our sins, but only a terrifying prospect of judgment and that fiery indignation which is going to devour God's enemies. Anyone who breaks the law of Moses pays the death penalty without any show of pity, on the evidence of two or three witnesses only. read more.
How much severer punishment do you suppose that one deserves who tramples the Son of God underfoot, and counts as a common thing the blood of the covenant by which he was consecrated, and has insulted the Spirit that grants God's unmerited favor?
Forgiveness » Examples of divine
Forgiveness » Examples of human
Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not charge this sin on the book against them!" On saying this he fell asleep in death.
Forgiveness » Human, encouraged
You must practice being kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.
forbearing one another and freely forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; just as the Lord has freely forgiven you, so must you also do.
And whenever you stand and pray, if you have anything against anybody, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven too may forgive you your shortcomings."
and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who does us wrong, and do not let us be subjected to temptation.'"
Even if he sins against you seven times in a day and seven times turns to you and says, 'I am sorry,' you must forgive him."
Forgiveness » The forgiveness of sins coming through the blood of jesus Christ
The God of our forefathers raised Jesus to life after you had hanged Him on a cross and killed Him. God has exalted to His right hand this very One as our Leader and Saviour, in order to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
You know the story yourselves that spread all over Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John preached, how God consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and then He went about doing good and curing all who were overpowered by the devil, because God was with Him. We are witnesses of everything that He did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. Yet they murdered Him by hanging Him upon a tree. read more.
But God raised Him to life on the third day, and permitted Him to be dearly seen, not by all the people but by witnesses whom God had beforehand appointed, namely, by us who ate and drank with Him after His resurrection from the dead. He also ordered us to proclaim to the people and solemnly to testify that this is the One whom God has appointed to be the Judge of the living and the dead. To this very One all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in Him is to receive the forgiveness of sins through His name."
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through Christ has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm. Through Him He picked us out before the creation of the world, to be consecrated and above reproach in His sight in love. He foreordained us to become His sons by adoption through Christ Jesus, to carry out the happy choice of His will, read more.
so that we might praise the splendid favor which He has shown us in His beloved Son. It is through union with Him that we have redemption by His blood and the forgiveness of our shortcomings, in accordance with the generosity of His unmerited favor
and you will always be thanking the Father who has qualified you to share the lot of His people in the realm of light. It is God who has delivered us out of the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of His dearly loved Son, by whom we possess the ransom from captivity, which means the forgiveness of our sins.
Forgiveness » Forgiving others
You must practice being kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.
So as God's own chosen people, consecrated and dearly loved, you must once for all clothe yourselves with tenderheartedness, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience; you must keep on forbearing one another and freely forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; just as the Lord has freely forgiven you, so must you also do.
"Be always looking out for another. If your brother ever sins, reprove him, and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he sins against you seven times in a day and seven times turns to you and says, 'I am sorry,' you must forgive him."
Forgiveness » The reward for forgiving others
"For if you forgive others their shortcomings your heavenly Father will forgive you, too.
Then stop criticizing others, and you will never be criticized; stop condemning others, and you will never be condemned.
And whenever you stand and pray, if you have anything against anybody, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven too may forgive you your shortcomings."
Forgiveness » Instances of » David forgives shimei
Forgiveness » Instances of » David forgives saul
Forgiveness » The reward for not forgiving others
But if you do not forgive others, your heavenly Father will not forgive your shortcomings either.
So the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle up his accounts with his slaves, And when he began, a man was brought to him who owed him ten million dollars. And because he could not pay it, his master ordered him to be sold, yea, even his wife and children and all he had, and payment to be made. read more.
So the slave fell down at his feet and pleaded, 'Give me time, and I will pay you every cent of it.' And his master's heart was moved with pity, and he let the slave go free with his debt cancelled. "But that slave went out and found one of his fellow-slaves who owed him twenty dollars, and he caught him by the throat and began to choke him, demanding, 'Pay me what you owe me!' "And his fellow-slave fell down before him and pleaded, 'Give me time, and I will pay you.' But he refused and went out and had him put in jail until he should pay the debt. "When his fellow-slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly troubled, and went and reported all that happened to their master. Then his master called to him, and said, 'I cancelled all that huge debt of yours, because you pleaded with me to do so. Ought you not to have shown mercy to your fellow-slave, as I too had done for you?' And the master was enraged and turned him over to the official torturers, until he should pay the whole debt. This is the way my heavenly Father too will deal with you, if you do not, each one, heartily forgive your brother."
Forgiveness » How many times you should forgive someone
Then Peter came up to Him and asked, "Lord, how many times may my brother wrong me and I have to forgive him? As many as seven?" Jesus answered him: "I tell you, not as many as seven, but as many as seventy times seven!
"Be always looking out for another. If your brother ever sins, reprove him, and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he sins against you seven times in a day and seven times turns to you and says, 'I am sorry,' you must forgive him."
Forgiveness » Those whose iniquities are forgiven
So David, too, describes the happiness of the man to whom God credits right standing with Himself, without the things he does having anything to do with it: "Happy are they whose transgressions have been forgiven, whose sins were covered up;
Forgiveness » Instances of » Joseph forgives his brothers
Forgiveness » Whose sins are forgiven
Whoever continues to love his brother is always in the light, and he is no hindrance to others. But whoever continues to hate his brother is in darkness and is living in darkness, and he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. I am writing to you, dear children, because for His sake your sins have been forgiven.
Forgiveness » Instances of » The prophet of judah forgives jeroboam
Forgiveness » Instances of » Moses forgives the israelites
Forgiveness » Instances of » Esau forgives jacob
Forgiveness » Why jesus Christ asked God the father to forgive man
They drew lots to divide His clothes among them.
Forgiveness » Forgiveness belonging to the lord
Forgiveness » Instances of » Jesus forgives his enemies
They drew lots to divide His clothes among them.
Forgiveness » Instances of » Solomon forgives adonijah
Jesus Christ » In his name » Forgiveness » Of sins
and that in His name repentance as the condition for the forgiveness of sins should be preached to all the nations. Beginning at Jerusalem
To this very One all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in Him is to receive the forgiveness of sins through His name."
Topics on Forgiveness
Anger And Forgiveness
Ephesians 4:26If you do get angry, you must stop sinning in your anger. Do not ever let the sun go down on your anger;
Asking for forgiveness
1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, He is to be depended on, since He is just, to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from every wrong.
Forgiveness Kjv
Matthew 6:15But if you do not forgive others, your heavenly Father will not forgive your shortcomings either.
Forgiveness Of Sins
1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, He is to be depended on, since He is just, to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from every wrong.
Forgiveness Through Repentance
Mark 1:4John the Baptizer appeared in the desert and was preaching a baptism conditioned on repentance to obtain the forgiveness of sins.
Forgiveness, Application Of
Luke 23:33-34When they reached the place called "The Skull," they crucified Him there; also the criminals, one at His right and one at His left.
Forgiveness, Divine
1 John 1:8-9If we claim "We are already free from sin," we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in our hearts.
Forgiveness, In Ministry of Christ
Matthew 1:20-21But just as this thought occurred to him, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for it is through the influence of the Holy Spirit that she has become an expectant mother.
God's Forgiveness
Matthew 6:15But if you do not forgive others, your heavenly Father will not forgive your shortcomings either.
Love And Forgiveness
Ephesians 4:32You must practice being kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.
Sin, Accepting Forgiveness Of
John 16:8-9"And when He comes, He will bring conviction to worldly people about sin and uprightness and judgment;
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