Bible Verses About Forgiving Others
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for forgiving others, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 53,403 votes, led by Colossians 3:13. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Forgiving Others
Colossians 3:131,489 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 11:251,320 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.
Ephesians 4:321,314 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Matthew 18:21-221,284 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 6:141,193 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Luke 17:3-41,151 votes
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Matthew 6:14-151,148 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
1 John 1:91,141 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Luke 6:371,094 votes
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Luke 23:34947 votes
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Proverbs 17:9787 votes
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Ephesians 1:7774 votes
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Matthew 6:12762 votes
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Isaiah 1:18757 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.
James 5:16756 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 1:13-14744 votes
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Matthew 18:21-35722 votes
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Isaiah 55:7695 votes
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Matthew 6:15687 votes
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Daniel 9:9676 votes
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
Ephesians 4:31675 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Acts 3:19674 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;
Proverbs 28:13667 votes
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Micah 7:18-19644 votes
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Acts 2:38643 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.
What does the Bible say about forgiving others?
Readers most often cite Colossians 3:13 on the subject of forgiving others. Across 53,403 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Mark 11:25, Ephesians 4:32, Matthew 18:21-22. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.