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Bible Verses About Forgiveness

Key Bible verses about forgiveness include Genesis 50:17, Romans 4:7 and Ephesians 4:32. Each verse is quoted below; open one to see the passages it cross-references.

For what the Bible teaches about forgiveness as a whole, read What Does the Bible Say About Forgiveness? Key Verses (2026).

Key Verses About Forgiveness (30)

1
Genesis 50:17

“So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.”

2
Romans 4:7

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

3
Ephesians 4:32

“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”

4
Luke 11:4

“And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.”

5
Exodus 34:7

“Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.”

6
2 Corinthians 2:10

“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;”

7
Psalms 85:2

“Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.”

8
Luke 5:20

“And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.”

9
Colossians 1:14

“In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:”

10
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.”

11
Matthew 6:14

“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:”

12
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.”

13
Numbers 14:18

“The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.”

14
Isaiah 43:25

“I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.”

15
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.”

16
1 Kings 8:50

“And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:”

17
Luke 7:47

“Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.”

18
Isaiah 38:17

“Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.”

19
Isaiah 64:9

“Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.”

20
Numbers 14:19

“Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”

21
Matthew 6:12

“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”

22
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.”

23
Ephesians 1:7

“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”

24
Psalms 32:1

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

25
Ezra 9:13

“And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;”

26
Matthew 18:27

“Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.”

27
1 Peter 2:24

“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”

28
Luke 7:49

“And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?”

29
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:”

30
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.”

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