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Bible verses about forgiveness

The Bible speaks of forgiveness both ways: God forgiving us (1 John 1:9) and us forgiving others (Ephesians 4:32, Matthew 18:21–22).

15 passages

  1. Ephesians 4:32

    Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
    KJV

    And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

  2. Colossians 3:13

    Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
    KJV

    Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

  3. Matthew 6:14–15

    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 yours.
    KJV

    For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

  4. 1 John 1:9

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

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

  5. Psalm 103:10–12

    He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
    KJV

    He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

  6. Matthew 18:21–22

    Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
    KJV

    Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

  7. Luke 6:37

    Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
    KJV

    Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

  8. Mark 11:25

    And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
    KJV

    And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

  9. Isaiah 1:18

    “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
    KJV

    Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

  10. Micah 7:18–19

    Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
    KJV

    Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

  11. Acts 3:19

    Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
    KJV

    Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

  12. Psalm 32:1–2

    Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
    KJV

    A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

  13. Luke 23:34

    Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
    KJV

    Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

  14. Proverbs 17:9

    Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
    KJV

    He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

  15. Isaiah 43:25

    I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
    KJV

    I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Tap KJV for the King James Version. Make any short verse into a wallpaper.

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