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Bible Verses About Forgiveness

God's forgiveness of us, and the call to forgive others.

26 verses · curated by hand

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More verses about forgiveness in Scripture

97 passages mentioning “forgive” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.

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  1. Genesis 4:13

    “Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.”

  2. 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.”

  3. 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.””

  4. 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.””

  5. 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.”

  6. 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.”

  7. 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.”

  8. 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.”

  9. 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.”

  10. 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.’””

  11. 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.”

  12. 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.”

  13. Leviticus 6:7

    “The priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh, and he will be forgiven concerning whatever he does to become guilty.””

  14. 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.”

  15. 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.””

  16. 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.”

  17. 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.”

  18. 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.”

  19. 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.”

  20. 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.”

Frequently asked

Questions about forgiveness in the Bible

What does the Bible say about forgiveness?
1 John 1:9 promises God's faithful forgiveness when we confess. Ephesians 4:32 calls believers to forgive others as they have been forgiven. Matthew 6:14 links our forgiveness from God to our willingness to forgive others.
How do I forgive someone who hurt me?
Biblical forgiveness is releasing a debt, not pretending no wrong happened. Ephesians 4:32 and Colossians 3:13 frame it as a choice that flows from being forgiven yourself. It is often a process rather than a single moment.
Which Bible verse is best for forgiveness?
1 John 1:9 for receiving forgiveness, Ephesians 4:32 for giving it, and Matthew 6:14 for the link between the two. All three are curated on this page with commentary.