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20 Bible Verses on Forgiveness

Updated: Aug 17, 2020



1. Colossians 3:13

"Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you." (NIV)


2. Colossians 1:13-14

"For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." (NIV)


3. Matthew 6:14-15

"For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins." (NIV)

4. Matthew 18:21-22

"Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, 'Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?'

Jesus answered, 'I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.' " (NIV)


5. Proverbs 17:9

"Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends." (NIV)


6. Ephesians 4:32

"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." (NIV)


7. Ephesians 1:7

"In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace." (NIV)




8. 2 Chronicles 7:14

"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." (NIV)


9. 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." (NIV)


10. Luke 17:3-4

So watch yourselves.

“If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.” (NIV)

11. Proverbs 28:13

"Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy." (NIV)


12. 1 John 1:9

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (NIV)


13. Isaiah 43:25-26

"I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more. Review the past for me, let us argue the matter together; state the case for your innocence." (NIV)


14. Acts 3:19

"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the LORD." (NIV)


15. Psalm 86:5

"You, LORD, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you." (NIV)


16. Micah 7:18

"Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy." (NIV)

17. Isaiah 1:18

"Come now, let us settle the matter," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." (NIV)


18. 2 Corinthians 5:17

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" (NIV)


19. Hebrews 10:17

Then he adds: "Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more." (NIV)


20. Daniel 9:9

"The LORD our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him." (NIV)

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