Bible Verses About Forgiveness (KJV)
Compiled by the Scripture Guide Team
Explore powerful scriptures from the King James Version about forgiveness. Discover how God's grace enables us to forgive others and receive His mercy.
6 verses
Key Verses
Matthew 6:14
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Forgiveness is not optional in the life of faith—Jesus ties it to how we receive and reflect God's mercy.
Matthew 6:15
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Unforgiveness hardens the heart. This verse calls us to release others so our relationship with God stays clear.
Ephesians 4:32
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
The "why" behind forgiveness: we forgive because we've been forgiven. It's grace passed forward.
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.
Forgiveness includes patience and endurance with imperfect people—just as Christ endured with us.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
God's forgiveness is reliable: confession leads to cleansing, not shame. Mercy restores and renews.
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:
A forgiving life breaks cycles of condemnation. Mercy shapes how we treat others and how we are treated.
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