32 Bible verses about forgiveness of sins

Are you looking for Bible verses about forgiveness of sins? Here are 32 Bible verses for forgiveness of sin and a prayer for repentance.

Bible verses for forgiveness and repentance

1. 1 John 1:9 (ESV)

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

2. Psalm 103:12 (ESV)

“As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.”

3. Mark 11:25 (ESV)

“And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

4. Luke 6:37 (ESV)

“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.”

5. Colossians 3:13 (ESV)

“Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

6. Matthew 6:14 (ESV)

“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”

7. Acts 3:19 (ESV)

“Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.”

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8. Acts 2:38 (ESV)

“And 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.'”

9. Romans 5:8 (ESV)

“But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

10. Matthew 6:12 (ESV)

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

11. 2 Chronicles 7:14 (ESV)

“If my people who are called by my name 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 heal their land.”

12. Jeremiah 31:34b (ESV)

“For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

13. Ephesians 4:32 (ESV)

“And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

14. Isaiah 55:7 (ESV)

“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”

15. Matthew 6:14 (ESV)

“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”

16. Psalm 103:11-12 (NKJV)

“For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.”

17. Matthew 18:21-22 (NKJV)

“Then Peter came to Him and said, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.'”

18. 1 John 1:8-9 (NKJV)

“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

19. Ephesians 1:7 (NKJV)

“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.”

20. Romans 5:8 (NKJV)

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

21. 1 John 1:8-9 (NKJV)

“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

22. Ephesians 1:7 (NKJV)

“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.”

23. Romans 5:8 (NKJV)

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

24. Psalm 103:8-12 (ESV)

“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.”

25. Acts 3:19 (ESV)

“Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.”

26. Isaiah 55:7 (ESV)

“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”

27. Psalm 86:5 (ESV)

“For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.” –

28. Luke 17:3-4

“Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

29. Luke 6:27-28 (ESV)

“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.”

30. Psalm 86:5 (ESV)

“For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.”

31. James 5:16 (ESV)

“Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”

32. 1 John 1:7 (ESV)

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”

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