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16 Bible Verses About Forgiving Others

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  • Ephesians 4:32 and Colossians 3:13 measure forgiving others by God’s forgiveness: “Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
  • Jesus answers Peter’s “Up to seven times?” with “seventy-seven times” and a parable about a servant forgiven a huge debt who would not forgive a small one (Matthew 18:21-35).
  • In Matthew 6:14-15 and Mark 11:25 Jesus links God’s forgiveness of a person to that person’s forgiveness of others.
  • Luke 17:3-4 puts rebuke and repentance alongside forgiveness, and Romans 12:18 asks for peace “as far as it depends on you.”
  • Jesus prays “Father, forgive them” on the cross (Luke 23:34), Stephen prays “Lord, do not hold this sin against them” as he is stoned (Acts 7:60), and Joseph promises to provide for the brothers who had harmed him (Genesis 50:19-21).

The Bible tells Christians to forgive the people who wrong them, as God has forgiven them. Paul’s instruction to the Colossians is “Forgive as the Lord forgave you” (Colossians 3:13). Jesus makes forgiving others part of the prayer he taught (Matthew 6:12), answers Peter’s “Up to seven times?” with “seventy-seven times” (Matthew 18:22), and prays “Father, forgive them” at his crucifixion (Luke 23:34). Luke 17:3-4 joins forgiving to rebuke and repentance, Matthew 5:23-24 and Romans 12:18 carry it on to…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

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