55 Powerful Bible Verses About Forgiveness for Spiritual Growth

Forgiveness is a profound and central theme throughout the Bible, emphasizing God’s mercy and the importance of forgiving others. The act of forgiveness is not just a moral obligation but a reflection of God’s character and His boundless love for humanity. In a world filled with hurt and broken relationships, forgiveness serves as a powerful tool for healing and reconciliation.

As believers, we are called to emulate God’s example of forgiveness, extending grace to those who have wronged us, just as He forgives our sins. The Bible provides numerous verses that highlight the importance of forgiveness, urging us to let go of bitterness and embrace the freedom that comes with forgiving others. From Jesus’ teachings on forgiving “seventy times seven” (Matthew 18:22, KJV) to the assurance that God “will remember [our] sin no more” (Hebrews 8:12, KJV), these verses guide us in living a life rooted in love and mercy.

Bible verses about forgiveness

Matthew 6:14-15

“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” (KJV)

• Matthew 6:14-15 – “For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” (KJV)
• Ephesians 4:32 – “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” (KJV)
• Colossians 3:13 – “Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.” (KJV)
• Luke 6:37 – “Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.” (KJV)
• Mark 11:25 – “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.” (KJV)
• 1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (KJV)
• Matthew 18:21-22 – “Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.” (KJV)
• Psalm 32:1 – “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.” (KJV)
• Psalm 103:12 – “As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.” (KJV)
• Isaiah 1:18 – “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.” (KJV)
• Micah 7:18 – “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.” (KJV)
• Acts 3:19 – “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.” (KJV)
• Proverbs 17:9 – “He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.” (KJV)
• Isaiah 55:7 – “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.” (KJV)
• Matthew 5:7 – “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” (KJV)

Luke 23:34

“Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.” (KJV)

• Luke 23:34 – “Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.” (KJV)
• Psalm 86:5 – “For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.” (KJV)
• Daniel 9:9 – “To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him.” (KJV)
• Hebrews 8:12 – “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.” (KJV)
• James 5:15 – “And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.” (KJV)

• Psalm 130:3-4 – “If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.” (KJV)
• 2 Chronicles 7:14 – “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.” (KJV)
• Matthew 26:28 – “For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” (KJV)
• Romans 12:20 – “Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.” (KJV)
• Jeremiah 31:34 – “And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” (KJV)
• Nehemiah 9:17 – “And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.” (KJV)

Acts 10:43

“To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.” (KJV)

• Acts 10:43 – “To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.” (KJV)
• Ephesians 1:7 – “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.” (KJV)
• Romans 4:7 – “Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.” (KJV)
• 1 John 2:12 – “I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.” (KJV)
• Hebrews 10:17 – “And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.” (KJV)
• Psalm 51:9 – “Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.” (KJV)
• Luke 17:3-4 – “Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.” (KJV)
• Matthew 5:44 – “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.” (KJV)
• Romans 5:8 – “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (KJV)
• Leviticus 19:18 – “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.” (KJV)
• Proverbs 10:12 – “Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.” (KJV)
• Isaiah 43:25 – “I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.” (KJV)
• Matthew 6:12 – “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” (KJV)
• Romans 3:23-24 – “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” (KJV)
• 2 Corinthians 2:10-11 – “To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ; Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.” (KJV)
• Matthew 9:6 – “But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.” (KJV)
• Isaiah 44:22 – “I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.” (KJV)

Isaiah 44:22

“I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.” (KJV)

• Isaiah 44:22 – “I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.” (KJV)
• Acts 2:38 – “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.” (KJV)
• Psalm 25:18 – “Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.” (KJV)
• Matthew 12:31 – “Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.” (KJV)
• Joel 2:13 – “And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.” (KJV)
• Psalm 79:9 – “Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.” (KJV)
• Matthew 18:35 – “So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.” (KJV)
• Hebrews 9:22 – “And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.” (KJV)
• Psalm 25:11 – “For thy name’s sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.” (KJV)
• 1 Kings 8:30 – “And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.” (KJV)
• Isaiah 33:24 – “And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.” (KJV)
• 2 Corinthians 5:19 – “To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.” (KJV)

These Bible verses about forgiveness remind us that this divine act is essential for our spiritual well-being and relationships. Forgiveness is not merely an option but a commandment that reflects God’s own heart towards us.

By embracing forgiveness, we align ourselves with God’s will and experience the peace that surpasses all understanding. As we meditate on these Bible verses, let us strive to forgive others as God forgives us, knowing that in doing so, we honor Him and foster unity among ourselves.