Bible Verses About Asking for Forgiveness
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for asking for forgiveness, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 68,075 votes, led by 1 John 1:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Asking for Forgiveness
1 John 1:92,135 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Ephesians 4:321,942 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Acts 2:381,677 votes
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Matthew 6:141,645 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
James 5:161,503 votes
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Colossians 3:131,496 votes
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Mark 11:251,402 votes
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.
Matthew 18:21-221,323 votes
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Proverbs 28:131,274 votes
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Matthew 5:23-241,175 votes
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Luke 6:371,155 votes
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Luke 23:341,135 votes
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Matthew 6:14-151,088 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Proverbs 17:91,064 votes
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
John 3:16984 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Luke 17:3-4967 votes
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Ephesians 1:7967 votes
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Romans 5:8957 votes
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Psalms 51:10945 votes
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Acts 3:19940 votes
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;
Matthew 6:12907 votes
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Matthew 18:15899 votes
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Psalms 103:12867 votes
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Hebrews 10:26867 votes
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Luke 17:3857 votes
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
What does the Bible say about asking for forgiveness?
Readers most often cite 1 John 1:9 on the subject of asking for forgiveness. Across 68,075 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ephesians 4:32, Acts 2:38, Matthew 6:14. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.