What Does the Bible Say About Forgiveness?

“Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, "Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,”

“As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”

“Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.”

“Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.”

“But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.”

“Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.”

“So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."”

“But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,”

“for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins.”

“Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.”

“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'"”

“He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."”

“Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little."”

“Jesus said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.”

“Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.”

“Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you."”

“He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.”

“But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."”

“He said, "He who showed mercy on him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."”

“But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her."”

“Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

“"I will remember their sins and their iniquities no more."”

“Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don't curse.”

“"Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered.”

“So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.”

“For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."”