Bible Verses About Forgiving People
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for forgiving people, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,289 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 People
Ephesians 4:32132 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Luke 17:3-498 votes
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Matthew 6:14-1588 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
1 John 1:985 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Ephesians 4:26-2765 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Mark 11:2564 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 6:2763 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Colossians 3:1363 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 18:21-2260 votes
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
1 Peter 3:955 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.
Luke 6:3754 votes
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Matthew 5:4451 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;
Ephesians 1:746 votes
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Luke 23:3444 votes
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Acts 2:3838 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 17:937 votes
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Matthew 26:2836 votes
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
2 Chronicles 7:1434 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.
Isaiah 55:733 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 6:1433 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Matthew 6:1232 votes
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
James 5:1632 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.
Proverbs 28:1330 votes
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Daniel 9:930 votes
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
Psalms 32:529 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.
What does the Bible say about forgiving people?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 4:32 on the subject of forgiving people. Across 2,289 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 17:3-4, Matthew 6:14-15, 1 John 1:9. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.