Forgiveness of sins is a perfect virtue that gives peace to your mind. It is good to forgive because it quickly heals the offensive wound in you. GOD’s plan to forgive us sprang the course of Jesus Christ on earth!

I love this quote from Rick Warren: “And you know, when you’ve experienced grace and you feel like you’ve been forgiven, you’re a lot more forgiving of other people. You’re a lot more gracious to others.”

Today’s message extracts the bible verses for forgiveness of sins and if you meditate upon the passages then your heart would receive peace and joy.

20 Verses for Forgiveness of Sins in the Old Testament

1. “Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.” (Isaiah 55:7)

2. “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.” (Isaiah 43:25)

3. “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.” (Psalm 32:1)

4. “He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends.” (Proverbs 17:9)

5. “To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him.” (Daniel 9:9)

6. “Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” (Isaiah 1:18)

7. “Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, you will provide atonement for them.” (Psalm 65:3)

8. “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” (Psalm 103:12)

9. “For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.” (Psalm 86:5)

10. “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. He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.” (Micah 7:18-19)

11. “No more shall every man teach his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.” (Jeremiah 31:34)

12. “Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.” (Ezekiel 11:19-20)

13. “Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel?” (Ezekiel 18:31)

14. “I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, And like a cloud, your sins. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.” (Isaiah 44:22)

15. “In those days and in that time,” says the LORD, “The iniquity of Israel shall be sought, but there shall be none; And the sins of Judah, but they shall not be found; For I will pardon those whom I preserve.” (Jeremiah 50:20)

16. “O Israel, hope in the LORD; For with the LORD there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption.” (Psalm 130:7)

17. “So, rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm” (Joel 2:13)

18. “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil.” (Isaiah 1:16)

19. “Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say: ‘Return, backsliding Israel,’ says the LORD; ‘I will not cause My anger to fall on you. For I am merciful,’ says the LORD; ‘I will not remain angry forever.” (Jeremiah 3:12)

20. “Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:9-10)

31 New Testament Verses for Pardon

1. “And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.” (1John 2:2)

2. “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” (Hebrew 8:12)

3. “To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.” (Acts 10:43)

4. “And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” (1Peter 4:8)

5. “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” (Matthew 6:14)

6. “I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.” (1John 2:12)

7. “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.” (Mark 11:25)

8. “Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.” (Luke 17:3)

9. “Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.” (Romans 12:17)

10. “Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, “leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” (Matthew 5:23-24)

11. “Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent.” (Acts 17:30)

12. “Moreover, if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.” (Matthew 18:15)

13. “Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” (James 5:16)

14. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)

15. “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.” (Ephesians 1:7)

16. “Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times? Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.” (Matthew 18:21-22)

17. “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” (Luke 6:37)

18. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

19. “Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.” (Galatians 6:1)

20. “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.” (Colossians 1:13-14)

21. “Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” (Acts 3:19)

22. “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” (Matthew 6:12)

23. “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” (Matthew 6:14)

24. “Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.” (Colossians 3:13)

25. “And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32)

26. “Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ.” (2 Corinthians 2:10)

27. “And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood.” (Revelation 1:5)

28. “Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.” (Acts 5:31)

29. “Therefore, let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins.” (Acts 13:38)

30. “I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, ‘to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.’” (Acts 26:17-18)

31. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1John 1:9)