27 Bible Verses about Unforgiveness

Two men went up to the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee, standing by himself, offered this prayer; God, I thank thee that I am not as other men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican; I fast twice a week; I tithe all I acquire.read more.
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote on his breast, saying, God, be propitious to me a sinner. I tell you this man went down to his house justified rather than that; for every one that exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

Any one who despised the law of Moses died without mercy by two or three witnesses; of how much greater punishment do you suppose he will be thought worthy, who has trodden down the Son of God, and accounted defiled the blood of the covenant with which he was purified, and treated injuriously the Spirit of grace. For we know him that said, Judgment belongs to me, I will repay. And again, The Lord will judge his people.read more.
It is fearful to fall into the hands of the living God.

For this reason I speak to them in parables; because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says; Hearing you shall hear and not understand, and seeing you shall see and not perceive; for the hearts of this people have become hard, and they hear imperfectly with their ears, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I should heal them.

And he said to them, To you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those without all things are in parables; that seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand, lest at any time they should turn, and be forgiven.

And his disciples asked him, What does this parable mean? And he said, It is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to others in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

And Jesus said, I came into this world for judgment, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing become blind. And the Pharisees who were with him heard these things and said to him, Are we also blind? Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would not have had sin; but now you say, We see, your sin remains.

Those whose sins you forgive, are forgiven; and whose you retain, are retained.

Therefore, I tell you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but the blasphemy of the Spirit shall not be forgiven men. And if one speaks a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but if one speaks against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven him either in this life or in that to come.

I tell you truly, That all sins and blasphemies with which they blaspheme shall be forgiven the children of men; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit shall never have forgiveness, but is the subject of an eternal mistake;

And every one that speaks a word against the Son of man shall have forgiveness; but he that blasphemes against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven.

If any one sees his brother commit a sin, not to death, he shall ask, and he will give him life, for those who sin not to death. There is a sin to death; I say not that you should pray for it.

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

So speak and so do, as being about to be judged by the law of liberty. For he shall have judgment without mercy who shows not mercy; mercy rejoices over judgment.

If, therefore, you offer your gift on the altar, and there remember that your brother has any thing against you, leave there your gift before the altar, and go and first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Judge not, that you be not judged; for with what judgment you judge you shall be judged; and with what measure you measure it shall be measured to you.

and judge not, and you shall not be judged; and condemn not, and you shall not be condemned; release, and you shall be released; give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure you measure it shall be measured back to you.

Then his lord called him, and said to him, Evil servant; I forgave you all that debt because you besought me [to do it]. Ought you not also to pity your fellow-servant, as I pitied you? And his lord was displeased, and delivered him to the tormentors till he should pay all the debt.read more.
So also will my heavenly Father do to you, if you forgive not each one his brother from your hearts.

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, and anise, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith. These you ought to do, and not neglect the others.

And when you stand praying, forgive if you have any thing against any, that your Father in heaven may also forgive your offenses. (Added verse not retained in Sawyer)

For this end Christ died and lived again, that he might exercise lordship over the dead and living. But why do you judge your brother? why do you set at nought your brother? for we must all stand at the tribunal of God. For it is written, [As] I live, says the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess to God.read more.
Each of us therefore shall give account of himself to God. Let us not therefore judge one another, but judge this rather, not to place a stumbling-block or an offense before a brother.

but God commends his love to us, that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us;

Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love is not boastful, is not puffed up, does not behave unbecomingly, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, devises not evil,

Be it known to you therefore, men and brothers, that through this man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins,

Wherefore receive one another, as Christ also received you to the glory of God.

But if any one has caused grief, he has not grieved me, but in part, that I may not be hard upon you, [has grieved you] all, Sufficient for such a one is this rebuke by many; so that on the other hand you ought to forgive and comfort him, that he may not be overwhelmed with excessive sorrow.read more.
I exhort you, therefore, to confirm your love to him; for I wrote for this purpose, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things. But whom you favor I also will favor; for what favor I have shown, if I have shown any favor, has been for your sakes, in the presence of Christ, that we may not be circumvented by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

But be kind one to another, merciful, giving one to another, as God also in Christ gave to you.

forbearing one another, and forgiving one another if any one has a charge against any, as Christ forgave you, so [do] you also,