16 Bible Verses about People Forgiving Others
Most Relevant Verses
The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.
It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.
Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins.
A person's wisdom makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.
and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And do not lead us into temptation."
Then his lord called the first slave and said to him, 'Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!
At the end of every seven years you must declare a cancellation of debts.
Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the Lord against you and you will be regarded as having sinned.
He commanded them: "At the end of seven years, at the appointed time of the cancellation of debts, at the Feast of Temporary Shelters,
When they could not pay, he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?"
Simon answered, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled." Jesus said to him, "You have judged rightly."
If you forgive anyone for anything, I also forgive him -- for indeed what I have forgiven (if I have forgiven anything) I did so for you in the presence of Christ,
