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Bible on Forgiveness

162 passages in the Bible address forgiveness, in the King James Version translation.

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But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 6:15 · Bible · Matthew
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Matthew 6:14 · Bible · Matthew
But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Mark 11:26 · Bible · Mark
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Matthew 6:12 · Bible · Matthew
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.
Mark 11:25 · Bible · Mark
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:32 · Bible · Ephesians
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Luke 6:37 · Bible · Luke
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Matthew 18:35 · Bible · Matthew
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Colossians 2:13 · Bible · Colossians
Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
Luke 7:47 · Bible · Luke
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
Luke 11:4 · Bible · Luke
Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.
Numbers 14:19 · Bible · Numbers
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
Matthew 12:31 · Bible · Matthew
And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
Luke 12:10 · Bible · Luke
To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
2 Corinthians 2:10 · Bible · 2 Corinthians
And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
Luke 7:48 · Bible · Luke
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Matthew 12:32 · Bible · Matthew
We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.
Lamentations 3:42 · Bible · Lamentations
And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
Numbers 14:20 · Bible · Numbers
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Psalms 32:1 · Bible · Psalms
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Psalms 130:4 · Bible · Psalms
Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
Psalms 25:18 · Bible · Psalms
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Ephesians 2:1 · Bible · Ephesians
So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
Genesis 50:17 · Bible · Genesis
For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
Psalms 25:11 · Bible · Psalms
Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Romans 4:7 · Bible · Romans
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Colossians 1:14 · Bible · Colossians
In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.
2 Kings 5:18 · Bible · 2 Kings
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
Mark 2:7 · Bible · Mark
Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
Psalms 85:2 · Bible · Psalms
And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
Isaiah 2:9 · Bible · Isaiah
And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
Luke 5:20 · Bible · Luke
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
1 John 2:12 · Bible · 1 John
For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
Matthew 9:5 · Bible · Matthew
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
Luke 5:23 · Bible · Luke
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Luke 17:3 · Bible · Luke
Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD.
1 Samuel 15:25 · Bible · 1 Samuel
And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
Isaiah 33:24 · Bible · Isaiah
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
Mark 2:5 · Bible · Mark
But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
Mark 3:29 · Bible · Mark
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Ephesians 1:7 · Bible · Ephesians
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Psalms 86:5 · Bible · Psalms
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
Acts 8:22 · Bible · Acts
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Luke 23:34 · Bible · Luke
Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
Acts 13:38 · Bible · Acts
And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.
2 Kings 24:4 · Bible · 2 Kings
Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
Mark 3:28 · Bible · Mark
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 · Bible · 1 John
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
Exodus 23:21 · Bible · Exodus
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Matthew 18:21 · Bible · Matthew
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
Luke 5:21 · Bible · Luke
Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
Exodus 32:32 · Bible · Exodus
But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
Psalms 68:21 · Bible · Psalms
So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
2 Corinthians 2:7 · Bible · 2 Corinthians
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Colossians 3:13 · Bible · Colossians
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
Mark 2:10 · Bible · Mark
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
Acts 5:31 · Bible · Acts
Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
1 Kings 8:34 · Bible · 1 Kings
For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
2 Corinthians 12:13 · Bible · 2 Corinthians
Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
Exodus 10:17 · Bible · Exodus
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