39 Bible verses about Forgiveness and Mercy

Matthew 18:21-23

21 Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?

22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.

23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants.

Matthew 18:35

35 So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.

John 8:11

11 And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, Neither do I condemn thee: go thy way; from henceforth sin no more.

Joel 2:13

13 and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Matthew 6:14-16

14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

Luke 6:37

37 And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:

Psalms 32:5

5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah

Acts 3:19

19 Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;

Acts 13:38-40

38 Be it known unto you therefore, brethren, that through this man is proclaimed unto you remission of sins:

39 and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon `you' which is spoken in the prophets:

Psalms 18:25

25 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

Mark 11:25

25 And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Colossians 3:13

13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

Ephesians 1:7

7 in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Psalms 86:5

5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.

Nehemiah 9:31

31 Nevertheless in thy manifold mercies thou didst not make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

Mark 11:25-27

25 And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

26 `But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.'

27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders;

Proverbs 3:3-5

3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

4 So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.

5 Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

Isaiah 43:25

25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake; and I will not remember thy sins.

James 5:14-16

14 Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

15 and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.

16 Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

Matthew 6:12

12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Hebrews 12:15

15 looking carefully lest `there be' any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble `you', and thereby the many be defiled;

Colossians 1:13-15

13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

14 in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:

15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;

Luke 23:34

34 And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.

Hebrews 8:12

12 For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And their sins will I remember no more.

Luke 17:3-5

3 Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

4 And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

Acts 17:30

30 The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:

Ephesians 4:32

32 and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

Matthew 6:14

14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Proverbs 17:9

9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

Proverbs 28:13

13 He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

Isaiah 55:7

7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Acts 2:38

38 And Peter `said' unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Micah 7:18

18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in lovingkindness.

2 Corinthians 2:5-9

5 But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.

6 Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was `inflicted' by the many;

7 so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.

8 Wherefore I beseech you to confirm `your' love toward him.

9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.

1 John 2:2

2 and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

1 John 1:9

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

2 Chronicles 7:14

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

Psalms 103:12

12 As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Matthew 5:7

7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

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