Bible Verses About Forgiving Each Other
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for forgiving each other, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 8,123 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 Forgiving Each Other
Ephesians 4:32937 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Matthew 6:14-15918 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Luke 6:37663 votes
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Colossians 3:13490 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.
Matthew 18:21-22427 votes
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Mark 11:25393 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.
Luke 6:27333 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Luke 17:3-4291 votes
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Romans 12:19277 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
1 Peter 3:9236 votes
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Matthew 5:44233 votes
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
1 John 1:9215 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Matthew 6:14197 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
James 5:16173 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.
2 Chronicles 7:14133 votes
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Proverbs 20:22132 votes
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
Proverbs 3:5-6123 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
1 Peter 3:7118 votes
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
Matthew 18:35105 votes
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Luke 23:34105 votes
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Romans 5:1094 votes
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Hebrews 12:1-287 votes
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
James 1:14-1570 votes
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Psalms 1:1-667 votes
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Ephesians 4:2659 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
What does the Bible say about forgiving each other?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 4:32 on the subject of forgiving each other. Across 8,123 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 6:14-15, Luke 6:37, Colossians 3:13. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.