Bible Verses About Forgiveness
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for forgiveness, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 70,245 votes, led by Ephesians 4:32. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Forgiveness
Ephesians 4:324,021 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Mark 11:253,590 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.
1 John 1:93,399 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Matthew 6:152,854 votes
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 18:21-222,685 votes
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Matthew 6:14-152,446 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Luke 6:372,261 votes
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Colossians 3:132,055 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.
James 5:161,548 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.
Luke 6:271,389 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Psalms 103:10-141,167 votes
He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
Proverbs 10:121,161 votes
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Ephesians 1:71,091 votes
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Luke 17:3-41,004 votes
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Matthew 6:141,003 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Matthew 6:12980 votes
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Acts 2:38960 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.
Proverbs 17:9905 votes
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
1 Corinthians 10:13868 votes
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Isaiah 1:18771 votes
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.
Psalms 32:5768 votes
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.
Luke 23:34756 votes
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Proverbs 28:13727 votes
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Romans 3:23706 votes
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Ephesians 4:31-32658 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
What does the Bible say about forgiveness?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 4:32 on the subject of forgiveness. Across 70,245 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Mark 11:25, 1 John 1:9, Matthew 6:15. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.