100 Bible Verses about Forgiveness of Sins

Here are 100 Bible verses about forgiveness of sins, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

1 John 1:9 KJV

⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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Colossians 3:13 KJV

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.

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Mark 11:25 KJV

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.

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Acts 2:38 KJV

³⁸ Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

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Ephesians 1:7 KJV

⁷ In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

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Luke 6:37 KJV

³⁷ Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

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Ephesians 4:32 KJV

³² And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

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Matthew 18:21-22 KJV

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.

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Acts 3:19 KJV

¹⁹ Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.

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Matthew 6:14-15 KJV

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.

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Isaiah 43:25 KJV

²⁵ I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

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Luke 23:34 KJV

³⁴ Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

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Matthew 6:12 KJV

¹² And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

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Isaiah 1:18 KJV

¹⁸ Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

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Proverbs 28:13 KJV

¹³ He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

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Acts 10:43 KJV

⁴³ To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

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Isaiah 55:7 KJV

⁷ Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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Matthew 6:14 KJV

¹⁴ For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

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Luke 17:3-4 KJV

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.

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2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV

¹⁴ If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

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Hebrews 10:17 KJV

¹⁷ And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

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Psalm 32:5 KJV

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.

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Matthew 26:28 KJV

²⁸ For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

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Proverbs 17:9 KJV

⁹ He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

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Daniel 9:9 KJV

⁹ To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

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Romans 3:23 KJV

²³ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV

¹⁷ Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

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Psalm 103:12 KJV

¹² As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

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Hebrews 8:12 KJV

¹² For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

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Ephesians 4:31-32 KJV

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.

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Colossians 1:13-14 KJV

¹³ Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: ¹⁴ In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

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Jeremiah 31:34 KJV

³⁴ And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

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Micah 7:18-19 KJV

¹⁸ Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. ¹⁹ He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

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Romans 6:23 KJV

²³ For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Psalm 86:5 KJV

⁵ For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

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1 John 2:1 KJV

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:

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1 John 2:2 KJV

² And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

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James 5:16 KJV

¹⁶ Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

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Psalm 130:4 KJV

⁴ But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

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Matthew 6:15 KJV

¹⁵ But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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Luke 17:3 KJV

³ Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

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John 3:16 KJV

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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Acts 22:16 KJV

¹⁶ And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

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Micah 7:18 KJV

¹⁸ Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

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Matthew 5:23-24 KJV

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.

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Colossians 1:14 KJV

¹⁴ In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

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Romans 8:1 KJV

¹ There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

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Acts 17:30 KJV

³⁰ And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

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Romans 10:9 KJV

⁹ That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

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Acts 13:38-39 KJV

³⁸ Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: ³⁹ And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

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Luke 24:47 KJV

⁴⁷ And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

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Acts 13:38 KJV

³⁸ Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

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Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV

⁸ For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: ⁹ Not of works, lest any man should boast.

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Joel 2:13 KJV

¹³ And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

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Romans 10:13 KJV

¹³ For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

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James 5:14-15 KJV

¹⁴ Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: ¹⁵ 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.

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Ephesians 2:8 KJV

⁸ For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

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Matthew 6:9-15 KJV

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 …

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Isaiah 43:25-26 KJV

²⁵ I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. ²⁶ Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

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Proverbs 10:12 KJV

¹² Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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1 John 2:12 KJV

¹² I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

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Jeremiah 3:12 KJV

¹² Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.

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2 Chronicles 30:9 KJV

⁹ For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

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1 John 1:8-10 KJV

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.

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Romans 3:23-26 KJV

²³ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; ²⁴ Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: ²⁵ Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; ²⁶ To declare, I say, at this time his …

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Ephesians 1:7-8 KJV

⁷ In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; ⁸ Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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Acts 26:18 KJV

¹⁸ To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

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Nehemiah 9:31 KJV

³¹ Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

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John 8:7 KJV

⁷ So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

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1 Peter 3:9 KJV

⁹ Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

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Mark 1:4 KJV

⁴ John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

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John 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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1 Peter 4:8 KJV

⁸ And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

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Matthew 6:12-15 KJV

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 …

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1 Corinthians 10:13 KJV

¹³ There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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Matthew 5:7 KJV

⁷ Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

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Hebrews 4:16 KJV

¹⁶ Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

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Psalm 103:10-12 KJV

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.

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Romans 12:19 KJV

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.

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Psalm 32:1 KJV

¹ Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

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1 Corinthians 6:9-11 KJV

⁹ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, ¹⁰ Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are …

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Colossians 2:1-23 KJV

¹ For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; ² That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; ³ In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom …

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Colossians 1:1-29 KJV

¹ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, ² To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ³ We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, ⁴ Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, …

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Romans 4:7-8 KJV

⁷ Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. ⁸ Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

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Luke 23:33-34 KJV

³³ And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. ³⁴ Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

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Luke 13:3 KJV

³ I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

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Romans 5:1 KJV

¹ Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

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1 John 1:7 KJV

⁷ But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

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Luke 3:3 KJV

³ And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

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Acts 2:1-47 KJV

¹ And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. ² And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. ³ And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. ⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and …

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Luke 7:47-48 KJV

⁴⁷ Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. ⁴⁸ And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

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Luke 17:4 KJV

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.

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Revelation 2:10 KJV

¹⁰ Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

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Psalm 79:9 KJV

⁹ Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.

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Psalm 25:7 KJV

⁷ Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.

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Matthew 5:44 KJV

⁴⁴ But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

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Hebrews 10:26-27 KJV

²⁶ For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, ²⁷ But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

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Matthew 6:9-13 KJV

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 …

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Revelation 1:1-20 KJV

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: ² Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. ³ Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things …

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