Bible Verses About Forgiving Others
The call to release offenses against us, the difficulty and grace of choosing forgiveness.
Releasing offenses against us is often the hardest step on the journey toward healing, yet it is essential for our own peace. By choosing to forgive as we have been forgiven, we break the chains of resentment and mirror the heart of God. Trust in His justice and allow His love to replace your bitterness.
Key Passages
"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;"
"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:"
"And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses."
"Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:"
"He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends."
"Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;"
"Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift."
"But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
"¶ Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?"
"Jesus saith unto him,I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven."
"Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:"
"¶ Then said Jesus,Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.And they parted his raiment, and cast lots."
"So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them,He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."
"Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men."
"If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men."
"Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."
"Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:"
"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you."
"Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye."
"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"
"Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;"
"Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing."
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