Topic
Forgiving
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And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. — read the full passage →
Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.
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.
bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?” — read the full passage →
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →
“I will remember their sins and their iniquities no more.”
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.
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. — read the full passage →
“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’ — read the full passage →
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 I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,
By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. — read the full passage →
For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.
He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly;
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying, — read the full passage →
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.
But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love; — read the full passage →
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him;
and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know Yahweh; for they shall all know me, from their least to their greatest, says Yahweh: for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
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.
The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →
And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. — read the full passage →
“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
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. — read the full passage →
I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.
I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. — read the full passage →
This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,
Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, — read the full passage →
“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath, — read the full passage →
The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,
Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins, — read the full passage →
Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.
for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins.
Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?” — read the full passage →
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,
If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.
“If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you, — read the full passage →
Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.
Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, ‘Return, you backsliding Israel,’ says Yahweh; ‘I will not look in anger on you; for I am merciful,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will not keep anger forever.
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
For if you turn again to Yahweh, your brothers and your children shall find compassion before those who led them captive, and shall come again into this land: for Yahweh your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.”
not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more.”
being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.
Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants. — read the full passage →
Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”
Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in their midst,
Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.
For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letteror one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.
I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins. — read the full passage →
If you, Yah, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? — read the full passage →
Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; — read the full passage →
in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;
Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.
Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
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.”
“A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. — read the full passage →
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
But there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared.
“Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you did not make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God.
God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
Now in the things which we are saying, the main point is this. We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, — read the full passage →
Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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.”
The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there. — read the full passage →
When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. — read the full passage →
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