By BitBible Team | May 8, 2025
Forgiveness isn’t always easy—but it’s essential. Whether you’re struggling to forgive someone else, yourself, or even wondering if God can forgive you, the Bible speaks directly and powerfully to the human heart.
With millions of believers using the BitBible app, we’ve seen how the Word of God helps people release bitterness, receive mercy, and walk in grace.
Here are 7 powerful KJV Bible verses on forgiveness, each with a reflection to help you understand and live out the freedom God offers.
Forgiveness Bible Verses (KJV)
- Ephesians 4:32
“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”
👉 Reflection: Forgiveness is not based on who deserves it—it’s modeled after what Christ already did for us. We forgive because we’ve been forgiven first.
- Matthew 6:14
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”
👉 Reflection: Forgiveness isn’t optional in the kingdom of God—it’s foundational. Releasing others unlocks the grace of God in our own lives.
- Colossians 3:13
“…forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.”
👉 Reflection: Conflict is inevitable. But the way we respond shows who we belong to. Jesus didn’t hold our sins over us—we’re called to do the same.
- 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.”
👉 Reflection: God’s forgiveness is not based on our performance—it’s based on His promise. When we confess, He doesn’t hesitate. He forgives fully.
- Psalm 103:12
“As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.”
👉 Reflection: God doesn’t keep score. He doesn’t bring it up again. His forgiveness is complete, eternal, and liberating.
- Mark 11:25
“And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any…”
👉 Reflection: Prayer and unforgiveness can’t live in the same heart. Releasing others in prayer opens the door for restored relationship—with them and with God.
- Isaiah 1:18
“…though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow…”
👉 Reflection: God’s mercy transforms us. No stain is too dark. His forgiveness doesn’t just erase—it renews.
Final Reflection
Forgiveness is freedom. It sets others free—and it sets you free. Through these verses, we see that forgiveness is not about forgetting—it’s about trusting God with the hurt and walking in the healing He provides.
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