Forgiveness
virtueThe release of debt owed by an offender — grounded in God's forgiveness of us in Christ, and extended toward those who wrong us.
Not just a list of verses — a map of how ideas in Scripture connect and lead to each other.
Follow the flow
Forgiveness connects to different paths in Scripture:
Forgiveness arises from Anger and Atonement, and leads to Peace.
Relationships
Anchor Scriptures 19 verses
“As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.”
Read in context →“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
Read in context →“Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.”
Read in context →“If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;”
Read in context →“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Read in context →“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”
Read in context →“To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.”
Read in context →“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”
Read in context →“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.”
Read in context →“Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.”
Read in context →“So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.”
Read in context →“Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.”
Read in context →“And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:”
Read in context →“Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.”
Read in context →“Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:”
Read in context →“So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.”
Read in context →“Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?”
Read in context →“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:”
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