Bible Verses About forgiveness

Find 144 Bible verses about forgiveness from the King James Version with commentary and cross-references.

Leviticus 4:20
"Thus shall he do with the bull; as he did with the bull of the sin offering, so shall he do with this; and the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven."
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Leviticus 4:26
"All its fat he shall burn on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin, and he will be forgiven."
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Leviticus 4:31
"All its fat he shall take away, like the fat is taken away from off of the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a pleasant aroma to the Lord; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven."
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Leviticus 4:35
"All its fat he shall take away, like the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them on the altar, on the offerings of the Lord made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned, and he will be forgiven."
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Leviticus 5:10
"He shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the ordinance; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has sinned, and he shall be forgiven."
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Leviticus 5:13
"The priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned in any of these things, and he will be forgiven; and the rest shall be the priest's, as the meal offering.'""
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Leviticus 5:16
"He shall make restitution for that which he has done wrong in the holy thing, and shall add a fifth part to it, and give it to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and he will be forgiven."
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Leviticus 5:18
"He shall bring a ram without blemish from of the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing in which he sinned and did not know it, and he will be forgiven."
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2 Kings 5:18
"In this thing may the Lord pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon. When I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, may the Lord pardon your servant in this thing.""
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1 Kings 8:30
"Listen to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place. Yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling place; and when you hear, forgive."
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1 Kings 8:39
"then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and render to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know; (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men;)"
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2 Chronicles 6:21
"Listen to the petitions of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yes, hear from your dwelling place, even from heaven; and when you hear, forgive."
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2 Chronicles 6:25
"then hear from heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to them and to their fathers."
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2 Chronicles 7:14
"if my people, who 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."
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Jeremiah 5:1
""Run back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places of it, if you can find a man, if there are any who does justly, who seeks truth; and I will pardon her."
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Jeremiah 5:7
""How can I pardon you? Your children have forsaken me, and sworn by what are no gods. When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the prostitutes' houses."
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Lamentations 3:42
"We have transgressed and have rebelled, and you have not forgiven."
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Daniel 9:9
"To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him."
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Daniel 9:19
"Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, listen and take action! Do not delay, for your own sake, my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.""
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Hosea 1:6
"She conceived again, and bore a daughter. Then he said to him, "Call her name Lo-Ruhamah; for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them."
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Amos 7:2
"It happened that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, "Lord God, forgive, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.""
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Micah 7:18
"Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn't retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness."
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Matthew 6:12
"And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors."
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Matthew 6:14
""For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."
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Matthew 9:2
"And behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven.""
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Mark 1:4
"John came baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins."
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Mark 2:5
"Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you.""
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Mark 3:28
"Truly I tell you, all sins of the sons of men will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;"
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Luke 3:3
"He came into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for remission of sins."
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Luke 5:20
"Seeing their faith, he said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven you.""
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Luke 5:21
"The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?""
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Luke 7:42
"When they could not pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?""
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Luke 7:47
"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.""
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Luke 7:48
"He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven.""
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Luke 7:49
"Those who sat at the table with him began to say to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?""
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Acts 5:31
"God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins."
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Acts 8:22
"Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask the Lord if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you."
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2 Corinthians 2:7
"so that on the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow."
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2 Corinthians 2:10
"Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,"
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Ephesians 1:7
"in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,"
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Colossians 1:14
"in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;"
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Colossians 2:13
"You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,"
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Colossians 3:13
"bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as the Lord forgave you, so you also do."
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1 John 1:9
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
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1 John 2:12
"I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake."
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Genesis 50:17
"'You shall tell Joseph, "Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you."' Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him."
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Exodus 10:17
"Now therefore please forgive my sin again, and pray to the Lord your God, that he may also take away from me this death.""
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Exodus 17:14
"The Lord said to Moses, "Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky.""
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Exodus 23:21
"Pay attention to him, and listen to his voice. Do not provoke him, for he will not pardon your disobedience, for my name is in him."
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Exodus 32:32
"Yet now, if you will, forgive their sin-and if not, please blot me out of your book which you have written.""
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Exodus 32:33
"The Lord said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book."
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Exodus 34:9
"He said, "If now I have found favor in your sight, Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us; although this is a stiff-necked people; pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.""
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Leviticus 5:6
"and he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord for his sin which he has sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he sinned and it shall be forgiven him."
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Leviticus 6:7
"The priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he will be forgiven concerning whatever he does to become guilty.""
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Leviticus 19:22
"The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the Lord for his sin which he has committed: and the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him."
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Numbers 14:19
"Please pardon the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of your loving kindness, and according as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.""
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Numbers 14:20
"The Lord said, "I have pardoned according to your word:"
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Numbers 15:25
"The priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord, for their error:"
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Numbers 15:26
"and all the congregation of the children of Israel shall be forgiven, and the stranger who lives as a foreigner among them; for in respect of all the people it was done unwittingly."
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Numbers 15:28
"The priest shall make atonement for the soul who errs, when he sins unwittingly, before the Lord, to make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven."
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Numbers 30:5
"But if her father disallow her in the day that he hears, none of her vows, or of her bonds with which she has bound her soul, shall stand: and the Lord will forgive her, because her father disallowed her."
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Numbers 30:8
"But if her husband forbids her in the day that he hears it, then he shall make void her vow which is on her, and the rash utterance of her lips, with which she has bound her soul: and the Lord will forgive her."
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Numbers 30:12
"But if her husband made them null and void in the day that he heard them, then whatever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband has made them void; and the Lord will forgive her."
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Deuteronomy 9:14
"let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under the sky; and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.""
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Deuteronomy 21:8
"Forgive, Lord, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and do not allow innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel." The blood shall be forgiven them."
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Deuteronomy 25:19
"Therefore it shall be, when the Lord your God has given you rest from all your enemies all around, in the land which the Lord your God gives you for an inheritance to possess it, that you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky; you shall not forget."
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Deuteronomy 29:20
"The Lord will not pardon him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy will smoke against that man, and all the curse that is written in this book shall lie on him, and the Lord will blot out his name from under the sky."
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Joshua 24:19
"Joshua said to the people, "You can't serve the Lord; for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your disobedience nor your sins."
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1 Samuel 15:25
"Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord.""
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1 Samuel 25:28
"Please forgive the trespass of your handmaid. For the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights the battles of the Lord; and evil shall not be found in you all your days."
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1 Kings 8:34
"then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to their fathers."
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1 Kings 8:36
"then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on your land, which you have given to your people for an inheritance."
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1 Kings 8:50
"and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them"
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2 Kings 14:27
"The Lord did not say that he would blot out the name of Israel from under the sky; but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash."
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2 Kings 24:4
"and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood: and the Lord would not pardon."
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2 Chronicles 6:27
"then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on your land, which you have given to your people for an inheritance."
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2 Chronicles 6:30
"then hear from heaven, your dwelling place and forgive, and render to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know; (for you, even you only, know the hearts of the children of men;)"
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2 Chronicles 6:39
"then hear from heaven, even from your dwelling place, their prayer and their petitions, and maintain their cause, and forgive your people who have sinned against you."
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2 Chronicles 30:18
"For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover otherwise than it is written. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, "May the good Lord pardon everyone"
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Nehemiah 9:17
"and refused to obey, neither were they mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and did not forsake them."
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Job 7:21
"Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I shall not be.""
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Psalms 19:12
"Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors."
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Psalms 25:11
"For your name's sake, Lord, pardon my iniquity, for it is great."
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Psalms 25:18
"Consider my affliction and my travail. Forgive all my sins."
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Psalms 32:1
"Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered."
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Psalms 32:5
"I acknowledged my sin to you. I did not hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah."
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Psalms 51:1
"Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions."
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Psalms 51:9
"Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities."
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Psalms 78:38
"But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and did not destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath."
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Psalms 79:9
"Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name's sake."
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Psalms 85:2
"You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah."
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Psalms 86:5
"For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you."
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Psalms 99:8
"You answered them, Lord our God. You are a God who forgave them, although you took vengeance for their doings."
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Psalms 103:3
"who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases;"
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Psalms 130:4
"But there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared."
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Isaiah 2:9
"Man is brought low, and mankind is humbled; therefore do not forgive them."
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Isaiah 6:7
"He touched my mouth with it, and said, "Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin forgiven.""
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Isaiah 22:14
"The Lord of hosts revealed himself in my ears, "Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you until you die," says the Lord, the Lord of hosts."
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Isaiah 27:9
"Therefore, by this the iniquity of Jacob will be forgiven, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he makes all the stones of the altar as chalk stones that are beaten in pieces, so that the Asherim and the incense altars shall rise no more."
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Isaiah 33:24
"The inhabitant won't say, "I am sick." The people who dwell therein will be forgiven their iniquity."
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Isaiah 40:2
""Speak tenderly to Jerusalem; and call out to her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins.""
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Isaiah 55:7
"let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."
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Jeremiah 18:23
"Yet, Lord, you know all their counsel against me to kill me; do not forgive their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from your sight; but let them be overthrown before you; deal you with them in the time of your anger.""
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Jeremiah 31:34
"and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord'; for they shall all know me, from their least to their greatest," says the Lord: "for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.""
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Jeremiah 33:8
"I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, by which they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, by which they have sinned against me, and by which they have transgressed against me."
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Jeremiah 36:3
"It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do to them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.""
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Jeremiah 50:20
"In those days, and in that time, says the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant."'""
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Ezekiel 16:63
"that you may remember, and be confounded, and never open your mouth any more, because of your shame, when I have forgiven you all that you have done, says the Lord God.'""
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Hosea 14:2
"Take words with you, and return to the Lord. Tell him, "Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good: so we offer our lips like bulls."
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Matthew 6:15
"But if you do not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
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Matthew 9:5
"For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven;' or to say, 'Get up, and walk?'"
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Matthew 9:6
"But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins..." (then he said to the paralytic), "Get up, and take up your mat, and go up to your house.""
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Matthew 12:31
"Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven."
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Matthew 12:32
"And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come."
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Matthew 18:21
"Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?""
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Matthew 18:27
"The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt."
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Matthew 18:32
"Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me."
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Matthew 18:35
"So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you do not each forgive your brother from your heart.""
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Matthew 26:28
"for this is my blood of the New Covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins."
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Mark 2:7
""Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone?""
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Mark 2:9
"Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven;' or to say, 'Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?'"
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Mark 2:10
"But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins", he said to the paralytic,"
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Mark 3:29
"but whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal judgment""
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Mark 4:12
"that 'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should return and be forgiven.'""
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Mark 11:25
"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.""
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Mark 11:26
"But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses."
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Luke 5:23
"Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you;' or to say, 'Arise and walk?'"
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Luke 5:24
"But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" (he said to the paralyzed man), "I tell you, arise, and take up your cot, and go to your house.""
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Luke 7:43
"Simon answered, "He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most." He said to him, "You have judged correctly.""
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Luke 11:4
"Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.'""
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Luke 12:10
"Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven."
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Luke 17:3
"Be careful. If your brother sins, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him."
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Luke 17:4
"If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him.""
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Luke 23:34
"Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots."
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Luke 24:47
"and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem."
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John 20:23
"Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven them. Whoever's sins you retain, they have been retained.""
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Acts 2:38
"Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
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Acts 10:43
"All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins.""
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Acts 13:38
"Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins,"
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Acts 26:18
"to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'"
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Romans 4:7
""Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered."
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2 Corinthians 12:13
"For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the churches, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong."
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Ephesians 4:32
"And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you."
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James 5:15
"and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven."
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