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Bible Verses About Forgiveness
Learn about God's forgiveness and how to forgive others through these powerful scriptures on mercy and grace.
Forgiveness passages in Scripture include God's mercy toward sinners and the difficult call to forgive other people as forgiven people.
Best Bible verses about forgiveness
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
If you do not forgive others
As far as the east is from the west, far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
As far as east is from west
I, I, he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
I blot out your transgressions
Forgiveness from God
The Bible does not treat forgiveness as denial. It names sin clearly, then holds out mercy, cleansing, and restoration through God's grace.
Forgiving other people
Verses about forgiving others are best read with wisdom and context. Forgiveness matters, and so do truth, repentance, justice, and safety.
Questions about forgiveness
What Bible verse says God forgives us?
1 John 1:9 says that if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive and cleanse.
What did Jesus say about forgiving others?
Jesus taught forgiveness in the Lord's Prayer and in several parables, including the parable of the unforgiving servant in Matthew 18.