50 Freeing Bible Verses About the Power of Forgiveness

God’s Word offers deep wisdom, perspective, and encouragement when it comes to extending and receiving forgiveness. This collection features 50 freeing Bible verses that reveal the power of biblical forgiveness to profoundly change lives.

May these passages lead you into freedom through releasing grudges and making peace. Let God’s living Word wash away your sins and shape you into a more merciful, grace-giving person. Walking in true, transformative forgiveness brings glory to God. Our Father longs to set you free through forgiving and being forgiven.

Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV) “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”

Colossians 3:13 (NLT) “Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.”
Luke 6:37 (KJV) “Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.”
Ephesians 4:32 (NKJV) “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”

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.”
Mark 11:25 (NASB) “Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.”
Matthew 18:21-22 (CEV) “Peter came up to the Lord and asked, ‘How many times should I forgive someone who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?’ Jesus answered: ‘Not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!'”

Psalm 32:5 (NIV) “Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.’ And you forgave the guilt of my sin.”
Acts 3:19 (NLT) “Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.”
James 5:15 (KJV) “And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.”

Matthew 6:12 (NKJV) “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”
Proverbs 28:13 (ESV) “Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.”
Luke 17:3-4 (NASB) “Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.”

Isaiah 55:7 (CEV) “If you are evil and sinful, give up your sinful way and do what is right. Give up your ungodly thoughts and come to the Lord our God, who is kind and forgiving and very merciful.”
2 Corinthians 2:7 (NIV) “Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.”
Colossians 1:14 (NLT) “Who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.”

Matthew 18:35 (KJV) “So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.”
Micah 7:18 (NKJV) “Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.”
Acts 10:43 (ESV) “To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

Psalm 86:5 (NASB) “For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.”
Luke 7:47 (CEV) “I tell you that her many sins are forgiven, so she showed great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.”
Daniel 9:9 (NIV) “The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.”

Ephesians 1:7 (NLT) “He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.”
Psalm 103:3 (KJV) “Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases.”
1 Kings 8:30 (NKJV) “And when You hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place, then hear in heaven Your dwelling place; and when You hear, forgive.”

Jeremiah 31:34 (ESV) “And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NASB) “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, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
Psalm 65:3 (CEV) “Our terrible sins get us down, but you forgive us.”

2 Corinthians 5:19 (NIV) “That God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them.”
Luke 23:34 (NLT) “Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.'”
Numbers 14:19 (KJV) “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.”

Acts 2:38 (NKJV) “Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'”
Hebrews 10:17 (ESV) “Then he adds, ‘I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.'”
James 5:20 (NASB) “let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.”

Psalm 79:9 (CEV) “Help us, God our Savior, and solve our problems. Only then will we be saved. If you forgive our sins, it will honor you.”
Acts 5:31 (NIV) “God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.”
Matthew 9:6 (NLT) “So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.”

Isaiah 43:25 (KJV) “I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.”
Romans 4:7 (NKJV) “‘Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.'”
Psalm 85:2 (ESV) “You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin.”

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NASB) “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
Matthew 26:28 (CEV) “This is my blood, and with it God makes his agreement with you. It will be poured out, so that many people will have their sins forgiven.”
Isaiah 1:18 (NIV) “‘Come now, let us settle the matter,’ says the LORD. ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.'”

Acts 26:18 (NLT) “to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.'”
Luke 24:47 (KJV) “And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”
Colossians 2:13 (NKJV) “And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses.”

Acts 13:38 (ESV) “Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.”
Psalm 32:1 (NASB) “How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!”
Acts 8:22 (CEV) “Turn back to God! Beg him to forgive you for thinking such a thing.”

2 Peter 3:9 (NIV) “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”