Forgiveness It

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

`And whenever ye may stand praying, forgive, if ye have anything against any one, that your Father also who is in the heavens may forgive you your trespasses;

`For, if ye may forgive men their trespasses He also will forgive you--your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens; — read the full passage →

`And forgive us our debts, as also we forgive our debtors.

also to which an antitype doth now save us--baptism, (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the question of a good conscience in regard to God,) through the rising again of Jesus Christ,

If, indeed, royal law ye complete, according to the Writing, `Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,' --ye do well;

for as many as to Christ were baptized did put on Christ;

Having, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God;

for every one--whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.'

to this one do all the prophets testify, that through his name every one that is believing in him doth receive remission of sins.'

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, — read the full passage →

`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.

for this is my blood of the new covenant, that for many is being poured out--to remission of sins;

Then Peter having come near to him, said, `Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him--till seven times?' — read the full passage →