Bible Verses About God's Forgiveness
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Key Passages
"I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah."
"He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy."
"And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me."
"Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin."
"Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered."
"Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile."
"For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee."
"Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;"
"He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities."
"For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him."
"As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us."
"If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?"
"But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared."
"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."
"I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins."
"I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee."
"Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy."
"He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea."
"¶ Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;"
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
"In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;"
"And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;"
"Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;"
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
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