39 Bible verses about Forgiveness and Mercy

Matthew 18:21-23

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

22 Jesus said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.

23 Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.

Matthew 18:35

35 So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."

John 8:11

11 She said, "No one, Lord." Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way. From now on, sin no more."

Joel 2:13

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.

Matthew 6:14-16

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

15 But if you don't forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

16 "Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most assuredly I tell you, they have received their reward.

Luke 6:37

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.

Psalms 32:5

5 I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn't hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, And you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

Acts 3:19

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

Acts 13:38-40

38 Be it known to you therefore, brothers{The word for "brothers" here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins,

39 and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

40 Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:

Psalms 18:25

25 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.

Mark 11:25

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.

Colossians 3:13

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.

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 you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; Abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

Nehemiah 9:31

31 Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you did not make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God.

Mark 11:25-27

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.

26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions."

27 They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders came to him,

Proverbs 3:3-5

3 Don't let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

4 So you will find favor, And good understanding in the sight of God and man.

5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, And don't lean on your own understanding.

Isaiah 43:25

25 I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.

James 5:14-16

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

15 and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

16 Confess your offenses to one another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The effective, earnest prayer of a righteous man is powerfully effective.

Matthew 6:12

12 Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

Hebrews 12:15

15 looking carefully lest there be any man who falls 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,{TR adds "through his blood,"} the forgiveness of our sins;

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

Luke 23:34

34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

Hebrews 8:12

12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more."

Luke 17:3-5

3 Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.

4 If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him."

5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."

Acts 17:30

30 The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

Ephesians 4:32

32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Matthew 6:14

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

Proverbs 17:9

9 He who covers an offense promotes love; But he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Proverbs 28:13

13 He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, But whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

Isaiah 55:7

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

Acts 2:38

38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Micah 7:18

18 Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, And passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn't retain his anger forever, Because he delights in loving kindness.

2 Corinthians 2:5-9

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

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

7 so that on the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.

8 Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him.

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

1 John 2:2

2 And he is the atoning sacrifice{"atoning sacrifice" is from the Greek "hilasmos," an appeasing, propitiating, or the means of appeasement or propitiation-- the sacrifice that turns away God's wrath because of our sin.} 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 the 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 has he removed our transgressions from us.

Matthew 5:7

7 Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.

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