Bible Verses About Forgiveness
Forgiveness is hard, and the Bible does not pretend otherwise. These verses cover being forgiven by God and forgiving the person who hurt you. They explain why Jesus made forgiveness part of daily life.
11 scriptures in modern King James wording
Ephesians 4:32KJV
“And be all of you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.”
Colossians 3:13KJV
“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do all of you.”
Matthew 6:14KJV
“For if all of you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:”
Mark 11:25KJV
“And when all of you stand praying, forgive, if all of you have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”
Luke 6:37KJV
“Judge not, and all of you shall not be judged: condemn not, and all of you shall not be condemned: forgive, and all of you shall be forgiven:”
1 John 1:9KJV
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Psalms 103:12KJV
“As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”
Isaiah 1:18KJV
“Come now, and let us reason together, says 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.”
Matthew 18:22KJV
“Jesus says unto him, I say not unto you, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.”
Acts 3:19KJV
“Repent all of you therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.”
Micah 7:18KJV
“Who is a God like unto you, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retains not his anger for ever, because he delights in mercy.”
Common questions
What does the Bible say about forgiving others?
Ephesians 4:32 says to forgive one another as God in Christ forgave you, and Colossians 3:13 repeats the point. In Matthew 6:14-15 Jesus ties receiving forgiveness to being willing to forgive.
How many times should I forgive someone?
When Peter asked if seven times was enough, Jesus answered with seventy times seven, or seventy-seven times in some translations (Matthew 18:21-22). The point is not a count to track but a habit of forgiving without keeping score.
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