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Bible Verses About Forgiveness
God's forgiveness of us, and the call to forgive others.
26 verses · curated by hand
Romans 5:8
"But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
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In chapter1 John 1:9
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
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In chapterEphesians 4:32
"And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you."
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In chapter2 Chronicles 7:14
"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."
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In chapterMatthew 5:44
"But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,"
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In chapterJames 5:16
"Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective."
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In chapter1 Peter 4:8
"And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins."
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In chapterMatthew 6:14
"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."
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In chapterPsalms 51:10
"Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me."
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In chapterPsalms 103:12
"As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."
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In chapterRomans 8:1
"There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit."
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In chapterColossians 3:13
"bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do."
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In chapterPsalms 103:8
"Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness."
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In chapterMark 11:25
"Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions."
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In chapterLuke 6:37
"Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free."
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In chapter2 Peter 3:9
"The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
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In chapterPsalms 51:17
"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise."
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In chapterProverbs 28:13
"He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy."
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In chapterDaniel 9:9
"To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him;"
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In chapterJoel 2:13
"Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity."
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In chapterActs 2:38
"Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
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In chapterEphesians 1:7
"in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,"
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In chapterTitus 3:5
"not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,"
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In chapter1 John 2:1
"My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous."
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In chapterNehemiah 9:17
"and refused to obey. They weren’t mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn’t forsake them."
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In chapterFrom the wider Bible
More verses about forgiveness in Scripture
97 passages mentioning “forgive” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.
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Genesis 4:13
“Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.”
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Genesis 50:17
“‘You shall tell Joseph, “Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him.”
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Exodus 10:17
“Now therefore please forgive my sin again, and pray to Yahweh your God, that he may also take away from me this death.””
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Exodus 32:32
“Yet now, if you will, forgive their sin — and if not, please blot me out of your book which you have written.””
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Leviticus 4:20
“Thus shall he do with the bull; as he did with the bull of the sin offering, so shall he do with this; and the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven.”
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Leviticus 4:26
“All its fat he shall burn on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin, and he will be forgiven.”
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Leviticus 4:31
“All its fat he shall take away, like the fat is taken away from off of the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.”
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Leviticus 4:35
“All its fat he shall take away, like the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them on the altar, on the offerings of Yahweh made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned, and he will be forgiven.”
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Leviticus 5:10
“He shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the ordinance; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has sinned, and he shall be forgiven.”
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Leviticus 5:13
“The priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned in any of these things, and he will be forgiven; and the rest shall be the priest’s, as the meal offering.’””
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Leviticus 5:16
“He shall make restitution for that which he has done wrong in the holy thing, and shall add a fifth part to it, and give it to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and he will be forgiven.”
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Leviticus 5:18
“He shall bring a ram without defect from of the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing in which he sinned and didn’t know it, and he will be forgiven.”
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Leviticus 6:7
“The priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh, and he will be forgiven concerning whatever he does to become guilty.””
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Leviticus 19:22
“The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before Yahweh for his sin which he has committed: and the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him.”
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Numbers 14:19
“Please pardon the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of your loving kindness, and according as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.””
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Numbers 15:25
“The priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their offering, an offering made by fire to Yahweh, and their sin offering before Yahweh, for their error.”
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Numbers 15:26
“All the congregation of the children of Israel shall be forgiven, as well as the stranger who lives as a foreigner among them; for with regard to all the people, it was done unwittingly.”
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Numbers 15:28
“The priest shall make atonement for the soul who errs, when he sins unwittingly before Yahweh, to make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven.”
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Numbers 30:5
“But if her father forbids her in the day that he hears, none of her vows, or of her bonds with which she has bound her soul, shall stand. Yahweh will forgive her, because her father has forbidden her.”
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Numbers 30:8
“But if her husband forbids her in the day that he hears it, then he shall make void her vow which is on her, and the rash utterance of her lips, with which she has bound her soul. Yahweh will forgive her.”
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