Begin with God’s mercy
Before a command to forgive, a gift to receive.
Start with the character and action of God, not a demand to manufacture a feeling. The psalm celebrates mercy; Paul locates forgiveness in Christ. The study’s starting point is grace received, not a claim that sin never mattered.
His character
Merciful and gracious; slow to anger.
Psalm 103:8
His mercy
Our sins are not the measure of his kindness.
Psalm 103:10–12
In Christ
Redemption and forgiveness are linked to his blood and the riches of grace.
Ephesians 1:7
Notice the distance
The psalm uses the distance from east to west as a picture of transgressions removed. It is an image of mercy, not a measurement exercise.
Psalm 103:12
Notice the cost
Ephesians connects forgiveness to Christ’s blood. Grace is not the same as treating wrongdoing as harmless.
Ephesians 1:7
Receiving is not pretending
These passages name sins and transgressions. Receiving mercy does not require you to say there was nothing to forgive.
Psalm 103:10–12
Ephesians 1:7
Bring the truth into the light
Confession names the wrong; grace answers it.
Forgiveness begins neither in denial nor in endless self-punishment. The psalmist moves from concealment to acknowledgement. John rejects the claim to be sinless and points to God’s faithfulness, cleansing and the advocacy of Jesus.
Honesty
Claiming to have no sin is self-deception.
1 John 1:8
Confession
God is faithful and just to forgive and cleanse.
1 John 1:9
An advocate
Jesus Christ the righteous is named as our advocate with the Father.
1 John 2:1–2
Follow the movement
In the psalm, silence and concealment give way to acknowledgement and confession. Notice the direct address to God.
Psalm 32:1–5
Keep both truths
John writes so that his readers will not sin, yet also tells those who sin that they have an advocate. Mercy is neither permission to harm nor a sentence of hopelessness.
1 John 2:1–2
Responsibility has a boundary
Confess your own wrongdoing. Do not take responsibility for another person’s abuse or call their wrongdoing your fault. A harmed person does not owe an invented confession.
1 John 1:8–10
Ephesians 4:25
Let forgiveness enter your prayer
The prayer for mercy reaches into our relationships.
Jesus places forgiveness inside the prayer he teaches his disciples. Matthew uses the language of debts, then speaks of trespasses. Mark also connects prayer with forgiving. Read the challenge rather than reducing it to a familiar line recited automatically.
The request
The prayer asks the Father to forgive our debts.
Matthew 6:12
The connection
It also speaks of our forgiving our debtors.
Matthew 6:12
The seriousness
Jesus’ explanation warns against refusing to forgive.
Matthew 6:14–15
Pray the whole prayer
Forgiveness sits with honouring the Father, seeking his kingdom, daily provision and deliverance from evil. It is part of a life directed toward God.
Matthew 6:9–15
Bring the grievance to God
Mark addresses a person standing in prayer who holds something against someone. Prayer is not a place to feed private revenge.
Mark 11:25
Do not turn the warning into a weapon
Take Jesus’ words seriously without using them to rush another person’s grief or force unsafe contact. A study prompt is not a deadline for emotional recovery.
Matthew 6:14–15
Proverbs 22:3
Beyond keeping a tally
Peter asks for a number. Jesus tells a searching story.
Peter asks how often he should forgive a brother who sins against him. Jesus answers far beyond Peter’s proposed seven, then tells a parable. Read the answer and the story together rather than treating the number as an expiry date on mercy.
The questioner
Peter asks Jesus how often he should forgive.
Matthew 18:21
His proposal
Peter suggests up to seven times.
Matthew 18:21
The answer
The included KJV reads “seventy times seven.”
Matthew 18:22
Listen past the arithmetic
Jesus immediately follows his answer with a king, a cancelled debt and a refusal to show mercy. The story supplies the moral challenge.
Matthew 18:23–35
A heart, not a counter
The closing application speaks of forgiveness from the heart. The study reads this as a call away from calculating the minimum mercy owed.
Matthew 18:35
Repeated forgiveness is not repeated exposure
Do not use Jesus’ answer as a demand that someone remain accessible to continuing harm. Refusing revenge and making safe decisions are different matters.
Matthew 18:21–22
Proverbs 22:3
Romans 12:18–19
One servant. Two very different debts.
Received compassion is meant to become compassion shown.
Jesus’ parable is deliberately uncomfortable. A servant receives an extraordinary cancellation, then refuses patience to a fellow servant. The king confronts the contradiction. Stay with the whole story, including its warning, rather than stopping at the first happy moment.
First debt
The servant owes ten thousand talents and cannot pay.
Matthew 18:24–25
Compassion
The master releases him and forgives the debt.
Matthew 18:27
Second debt
The fellow servant owes a hundred pence in the KJV wording.
Matthew 18:28
Compare the requests
Both servants ask for patience. The first receives compassion but refuses to extend it when a similar plea reaches him.
Matthew 18:26–30
Hear the king’s question
The king asks whether the servant should have had compassion as he himself received pity. Jesus applies the story to forgiveness from the heart.
Matthew 18:32–35
A parable is not a modern price list
Talents and pence are different units; do not divide the two numbers as though they were the same currency. The study makes no exact modern money conversion. Nor is the story a command to imitate its violence.
Matthew 18:24–35
Leave revenge. Do not abandon wisdom.
Overcome evil with good—not by calling evil good.
Paul tells believers not to repay evil for evil and not to avenge themselves. He also recognises limits: live peaceably if possible, as far as it depends on you. His call to goodness does not make every other person’s response yours to control.
No repayment in kind
Do not return evil for evil.
Romans 12:17
A real qualification
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you.”
Romans 12:18
A different answer
Overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:21
Release the role of avenger
Paul gives vengeance to God rather than private retaliation. This is not a denial that wrongdoing is real.
Romans 12:19
Keep wisdom and accountability
The next chapter describes a public role in responding to wrongdoing. Proverbs commends recognising danger and taking refuge. Neither requires private revenge.
Romans 13:1–4
Forgiveness does not require danger
You do not have to remain in danger, meet a harmful person alone, conceal abuse, or abandon appropriate reporting to practise forgiveness. Seek safety and trustworthy support; do not use this app to determine what contact is safe.
Proverbs 22:3
Romans 12:18–19
Romans 13:1–4
Repentance takes the wrong seriously
Mercy does not ask truth to disappear.
Luke records Jesus naming wrongdoing, rebuke, repentance and forgiveness together. Elsewhere Jesus tells the person whose brother has something against him to seek reconciliation. Zacchaeus speaks of giving and restitution. These texts challenge excuses as well as vengeance.
Name the wrong
Jesus does not tell the disciple to pretend there was no sin.
Luke 17:3
Forgive the repentant
The repeated offence is followed by a return saying, “I repent.”
Luke 17:4
Take responsibility
Jesus tells the worshipper to seek reconciliation with the brother who has something against him.
Matthew 5:23–24
Read passages together
Luke explicitly includes repentance. Mark addresses forgiveness in prayer without describing the other person’s response. Keep both passages in view.
Mark 11:25
Notice concrete repair
Zacchaeus speaks of giving to the poor and restoring fourfold where he has taken by false accusation. This example links a changed response with action.
Luke 19:8–10
A question Christians discuss
Christians differ on how to describe forgiveness before repentance: some distinguish a forgiving disposition from a reconciled relationship; others speak of forgiveness as unilateral. This study does not settle that debate by deleting either passage. Reconciliation is not something one person can guarantee.
Luke 17:3–4
Mark 11:25
Romans 12:18
Mercy that still tells the truth
“You meant evil” and kindness can stand in the same response.
After their father dies, Joseph’s brothers fear retaliation. Their request names their trespass and sin. Joseph weeps, refuses the place of God, names their evil intention and promises provision. His mercy is not built on rewriting their wrongdoing as good.
The fear
The brothers fear Joseph will repay the evil they did.
Genesis 50:15
The tears
Joseph weeps when their message reaches him.
Genesis 50:17
The response
He promises provision for them and their little ones.
Genesis 50:21
Name both intentions
Joseph distinguishes their evil intention from God’s good purpose in preserving lives. He does not say their intention was innocent.
Genesis 50:20
Notice the manner
Joseph comforts them and speaks kindly. The account joins truthful naming with concrete care.
Genesis 50:19–21
Do not turn a story into pressure
Joseph’s response is a narrative example, not a command that every harmed person resume the same relationship or provide the same access. The story does not offer a timetable for another person’s recovery.
Genesis 50:15–21
Proverbs 22:3
When discipline has done enough
Forgiveness can make room for comfort and renewed love.
Paul tells the Corinthian church that the punishment already inflicted is sufficient. He urges forgiveness, comfort and reaffirmed love, lest the person be swallowed up by excessive sorrow. Accountability is not an excuse to make rejection endless.
A limit
Paul says the punishment is sufficient.
2 Corinthians 2:6
A concern
He warns of the person being swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
2 Corinthians 2:7
A next response
He asks the church to confirm its love.
2 Corinthians 2:8
Observe the change
The instruction turns from a sufficient punishment toward forgiveness and comfort. Notice that both discipline and restoration occur in the passage.
2 Corinthians 2:6–8
Keep Christ in view
Paul describes his own forgiveness in relation to Christ and the church, then warns against Satan gaining an advantage.
2 Corinthians 2:10–11
Do not invent the missing biography
The offender is not named in these verses. His identification with a person in another letter is discussed by interpreters, not established here. Nor does the passage require immediate restoration to every responsibility or position.
2 Corinthians 2:6–11
A life shaped by received grace
Kindness, tenderness and forgiveness belong together.
Return to the anchor passage. Paul pairs the removal of bitterness and malice with kindness, compassion and forgiveness patterned on God’s action in Christ. Colossians also connects forgiving with bearing with one another. This is relational practice, not a badge earned by finishing an app.
Put away
Bitterness, malice and destructive speech are named.
Ephesians 4:31
Put into practice
Be kind, tenderhearted and forgiving.
Ephesians 4:32
The pattern
As Christ forgave you, so also do.
Colossians 3:12–13
A replacement, not merely a removal
The paragraph does not end with what to stop. It also tells readers how to treat one another.
Ephesians 4:31–32
Keep a humble practice
Colossians places forgiveness alongside mercy, kindness, humility, meekness and patience. Read the surrounding virtues instead of isolating one command.
Colossians 3:12–13
A completed study is not a completed heart
Your progress marker records reading, not healing or spiritual maturity. You may revisit a passage, name an unresolved question, seek help, and take time. Notes and prayers are optional, never graded.
Ephesians 4:31–32
Colossians 3:12–13
ἀφίημι
Transliteration: aphiēmi
Strong’s number: G863
Release / forgive
A verb used for leaving, releasing or forgiving, depending on context. In the debt parable, it describes the master forgiving the debt; in the Lord’s Prayer it is used for forgiveness. A dictionary range is not a claim that every meaning applies in every verse.
χαρίζομαι
Transliteration: charizomai
Strong’s number: G5483
Graciously give / forgive
A verb for graciously giving or forgiving. In the anchor passage, Paul uses it for forgiving one another and for God’s forgiveness in Christ. Read its use in the sentence; do not construct a complete doctrine from the word alone.
μετανοέω
Transliteration: metanoeō
Strong’s number: G3340
Repent
The verb used for repenting. In Luke’s instruction, a person who has sinned returns saying that they repent. The setting joins wrongdoing, correction, repentance and forgiveness; it does not present repentance as merely a password.
King James Version
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
“Clamour” and “evil speaking” are paired with a call to kindness and tenderheartedness. Verse 32 uses “for Christ’s sake.”
World English Bible
31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.
32 And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
A contemporary-English edition. Notice the wording “in Christ” and “forgiving each other.”
American Standard Version
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:
32 and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
An older formal translation. “Railing” describes abusive speech. Publisher footnote markers are omitted.
Darby Translation
31 Let all bitterness, and heat of passion, and wrath, and clamour, and injurious language, be removed from you, with all malice;
32 and be to one another kind, compassionate, forgiving one another, so as God also in Christ has forgiven you.
Notice “compassionate” and “injurious language.” Compare the relationship between verses 31 and 32.
Young’s Literal Translation
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,
32 and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.
Retains a deliberately literal English style. Notice “become” and “according as also God in Christ did forgive you.”
1 John 1:8
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 1:8–10
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 2:1
1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
1 John 2:1–2
1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
2 Corinthians 2:10–11
10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
2 Corinthians 2:6
6 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
2 Corinthians 2:6–11
6 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
2 Corinthians 2:6–8
6 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
2 Corinthians 2:7
7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
2 Corinthians 2:7–8
7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
2 Corinthians 2:8
8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
Colossians 3:12–13
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
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.
Colossians 3:13
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.
Ephesians 1:7
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Ephesians 4:25
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Ephesians 4:25–32
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27 Neither give place to the devil.
28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:31
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Ephesians 4:31–32
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:32
32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Genesis 50:15
15 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
Genesis 50:15–21
15 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
Genesis 50:17
17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
Genesis 50:19
19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
Genesis 50:19–21
19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
Genesis 50:20
20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Genesis 50:20–21
20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
Genesis 50:21
21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
Luke 17:3
3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Luke 17:3–4
3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
Luke 17:4
4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
Luke 19:8
8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Luke 19:8–10
8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Mark 11:25
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Matthew 18:15–17
15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Matthew 18:15–35
15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Matthew 18:21
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Matthew 18:21–22
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Matthew 18:21–35
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Matthew 18:22
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Matthew 18:22–23
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
Matthew 18:23
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
Matthew 18:23–35
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Matthew 18:24
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
Matthew 18:24–25
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Matthew 18:24–28
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
Matthew 18:24–35
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Matthew 18:25–27
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
Matthew 18:26
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Matthew 18:26–30
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
Matthew 18:27
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
Matthew 18:27–30
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
Matthew 18:28
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
Matthew 18:28–30
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
Matthew 18:29–30
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
Matthew 18:31
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
Matthew 18:32–33
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Matthew 18:32–35
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Matthew 18:35
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Matthew 5:23–24
23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Matthew 6:11
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Matthew 6:12
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Matthew 6:14–15
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 6:9
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Matthew 6:9–15
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Proverbs 22:3
3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Psalm 103:10
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
Psalm 103:10–12
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:12
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:8
8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Psalm 103:8–12
8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 32:1–5
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
5 I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Psalm 32:5
5 I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Romans 12:17
17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
Romans 12:17–21
17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:18
18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Romans 12:18–19
18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Romans 12:19
19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Romans 12:21
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 13:1–4
1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
1 John 1:10
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1 John 2:2
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
2 Corinthians 2:10
10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
2 Corinthians 2:11
11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
2 Corinthians 2:9
9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
Colossians 3:12
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Ephesians 4:26
26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Ephesians 4:27
27 Neither give place to the devil.
Ephesians 4:28
28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Ephesians 4:29
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Ephesians 4:30
30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Genesis 50:16
16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
Genesis 50:18
18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
Luke 19:9
9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
Luke 19:10
10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Matthew 18:15
15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Matthew 18:16
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Matthew 18:17
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Matthew 18:18
18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Matthew 18:19
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 18:20
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 18:25
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Matthew 18:29
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Matthew 18:30
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
Matthew 18:32
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
Matthew 18:33
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Matthew 18:34
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Matthew 5:23
23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Matthew 5:24
24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Matthew 6:14
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Matthew 6:15
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 6:10
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:13
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Psalm 103:11
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Psalm 103:9
9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
Psalm 32:1
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Psalm 32:2
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Psalm 32:3
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
Psalm 32:4
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
Romans 12:20
20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Romans 13:1
1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Romans 13:2
2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
Romans 13:3
3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
Romans 13:4
4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.