Bible Verses About Forgiving
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for forgiving, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,526 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
Ephesians 4:32191 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Luke 17:3-4117 votes
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Luke 6:37112 votes
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Mark 11:2599 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 3:1371 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.
Proverbs 15:165 votes
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
1 John 1:965 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Proverbs 19:1159 votes
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Matthew 18:21-2252 votes
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Proverbs 10:1246 votes
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Matthew 18:15-1833 votes
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Acts 2:3832 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.
Hebrews 10:1731 votes
And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
2 Chronicles 7:1430 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.
Matthew 5:21-2430 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:
Matthew 6:14-1530 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Acts 3:1929 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;
Ephesians 4:2628 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Proverbs 17:924 votes
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Galatians 5:1324 votes
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
1 John 4:9-1024 votes
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
Proverbs 15:1823 votes
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
John 14:622 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Romans 5:2019 votes
Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
2 Timothy 3:1618 votes
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What does the Bible say about forgiving?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 4:32 on the subject of forgiving. Across 1,526 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 17:3-4, Luke 6:37, Mark 11:25. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.