Bible Verses About Forgiving One Another
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for forgiving one another, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 8,565 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 One Another
Ephesians 4:32812 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Luke 17:3-4541 votes
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Luke 6:37535 votes
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Colossians 3:13486 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 18:21-35419 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 11:25387 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.
Colossians 3:12-13283 votes
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Luke 6:27241 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Matthew 18:21-22216 votes
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Ephesians 4:26216 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
1 John 1:9191 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Matthew 6:14167 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
1 Corinthians 13:1-13165 votes
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Proverbs 3:5164 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 15:1160 votes
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Ephesians 4:31146 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Proverbs 25:21-22139 votes
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Colossians 3:8134 votes
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Matthew 6:12129 votes
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Matthew 5:21-24125 votes
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
John 3:1698 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.
Matthew 6:1597 votes
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Colossians 3:1993 votes
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Psalms 103:1291 votes
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Proverbs 15:1891 votes
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
What does the Bible say about forgiving one another?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 4:32 on the subject of forgiving one another. Across 8,565 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 17:3-4, 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.