Biblical Concept: Forgive

Findings

God, ready to forgive.

God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.

Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.

Believe in Christ for the forgiveness of sins.

Purposeful rejection of the Triune God of the Bible = no possible forgiveness.

Believer, sin, confession, Divine forgiveness relationship.

Believer, sin, confession, Divine cleansing relationship.

Human sin, Divine covering relationship.

Forgiving and avenging God.

Kingdom forgiveness needs a kingdom.

Sin offerings for forgiveness.

Sin, rebuke, repent, forgive relationship.

Forgive brother = persons with a relationship.

No repent, no forgive.

Improvement over sin can be difficult. Keep forgiving.

Repent, forgive.

Be ready to forgive.

Confess forgive relationship.

Forgiving and relationship.

Idolatrous rebellion = no forgiveness.

“for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the LORD would not forgive”

Sanctified sarcastic forgiveness.

Forgive

^NAS Genesis 50:17 'Thus you shall say to Joseph, "Please forgive, I beg you, the transgression of your brothers and their sin, for they did you wrong."' And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father." And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

^NAS Exodus 10:17 "Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and make supplication to the LORD your God, that He would only remove this death from me." (Exodus 10:16-20 ¹⁶ Then Pharaoh hurriedly called for Moses and Aaron, and he said, "I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you. ¹⁷ "Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and make supplication to the LORD your God, that He would only remove this death from me." ¹⁸ And he went out from Pharaoh and made supplication to the LORD. ¹⁹ So the LORD shifted the wind to a very strong west wind which took up the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea; not one locust was left in all the territory of Egypt. ²⁰ But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the sons of Israel go.)

^NAS Exodus 32:32 "But now, if Thou wilt, forgive their sin-- and if not, please blot me out from Thy book which Thou hast written!" (Exodus 32:33-35 ³³ And the LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book. ³⁴ "But go now, lead the people where I told you. Behold, My angel shall go before you; nevertheless in the day when I punish, I will punish them for their sin." ³⁵ Then the LORD smote the people, because of what they did with the calf which Aaron had made.) (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS Numbers 30:5 "But if her father should forbid her on the day he hears of it, none of her vows or her obligations by which she has bound herself shall stand; and the LORD will forgive her because her father had forbidden her. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

⁸ "But if on the day her husband hears of it, he forbids her, then he shall annul her vow which she is under and the rash statement of her lips by which she has bound herself; and the LORD will forgive her. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

¹² "But if her husband indeed annuls them on the day he hears them, then whatever proceeds out of her lips concerning her vows or concerning the obligation of herself, shall not stand; her husband has annulled them, and the LORD will forgive her. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS Deuteronomy 21:8 'Forgive Thy people Israel whom Thou hast redeemed, O LORD, and do not place the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of Thy people Israel.' And the bloodguiltiness shall be forgiven them. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS Deuteronomy 29:20 "The LORD shall never be willing to forgive him, but rather the anger of the LORD and His jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse which is written in this book will rest on him, and the LORD will blot out his name from under heaven. (Deuteronomy 29:18-19 ¹⁸ lest there shall be among you a man or woman, or family or tribe, whose heart turns away today from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of those nations; lest there shall be among you a root bearing poisonous fruit and wormwood. ¹⁹ "And it shall be when he hears the words of this curse, that he will boast, saying, 'I have peace though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart in order to destroy the watered land with the dry.') (Idolatrous rebellion = no forgiveness.)

^NAS Joshua 24:19 Then Joshua said to the people, "You will not be able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your transgression or your sins. (Joshua 24:20-25 ²⁰ "If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you after He has done good to you." ²¹ And the people said to Joshua, "No, but we will serve the LORD." ²² And Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves the LORD, to serve Him." And they said, "We are witnesses." ²³ "Now therefore, put away the foreign gods which are in your midst, and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel." ²⁴ And the people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God and we will obey His voice." ²⁵ So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.) (Idolatrous rebellion = no forgiveness.) (Forgiving and avenging God.)

^NAS 1 Samuel 25:28 "Please forgive the transgression of your maidservant; for the LORD will certainly make for my lord an enduring house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the LORD, and evil shall not be found in you all your days. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS 1 Kings 8:30 "And listen to the supplication of Thy servant and of Thy people Israel, when they pray toward this place; hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling place; hear and forgive. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

³⁴ then hear Thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy people Israel, and bring them back to the land which Thou didst give to their fathers. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

³⁶ then hear Thou in heaven and forgive the sin of Thy servants and of Thy people Israel, indeed, teach them the good way in which they should walk. And send rain on Thy land, which Thou hast given Thy people for an inheritance. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

³⁹ then hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling place, and forgive and act and render to each according to all his ways, whose heart Thou knowest, for Thou alone dost know the hearts of all the sons of men,

⁵⁰ and forgive Thy people who have sinned against Thee and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against Thee, and make them objects of compassion before those who have taken them captive, that they may have compassion on them (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS 2 Kings 24:4 and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the LORD would not forgive. ( 2 Kings 21:6 ⁶ And he made his son pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and used divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD provoking Him to anger.)( 2 Kings 21:16 ¹⁶ Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin with which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the LORD.) (Purposeful rejection of the Triune God of the Bible = no possible forgiveness.)

^NAS 2 Chronicles 6:21 "And listen to the supplications of Thy servant and of Thy people Israel, when they pray toward this place; hear Thou from Thy dwelling place, from heaven; hear Thou and forgive. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.) (Believer, sin, confession, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

²⁵ then hear Thou from heaven and forgive the sin of Thy people Israel, and bring them back to the land which Thou hast given to them and to their fathers. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.) (Believer, sin, confession, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

²⁷ then hear Thou in heaven and forgive the sin of Thy servants and Thy people Israel, indeed, teach them the good way in which they should walk. And send rain on Thy land, which Thou hast given to Thy people for an inheritance. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.) (Believer, sin, confession, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

³⁰ then hear Thou from heaven Thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render to each according to all his ways, whose heart Thou knowest for Thou alone dost know the hearts of the sons of men, (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.) (Believer, sin, confession, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

³⁹ then hear from heaven, from Thy dwelling place, their prayer and supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive Thy people who have sinned against Thee. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.) (Believer, sin, confession, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS 2 Chronicles 7:14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.) (Believer, sin, confession, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS Nehemiah 4:5 Do not forgive their iniquity and let not their sin be blotted out before Thee, for they have demoralized the builders. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS Psalm 25:18 Look upon my affliction and my trouble, And forgive all my sins. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS Psalm 32:5 I acknowledged my sin to Thee, And my iniquity I did not hide; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD"; And Thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin. Selah. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.) (Believer, sin, confession, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS Psalm 65:3 Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, Thou dost forgive them. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS Psalm 79:9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Thy name; And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for Thy name's sake. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS Psalm 85:2 Thou didst forgive the iniquity of Thy people; Thou didst cover all their sin. Selah. (Human sin, Divine covering relationship.)

^NAS Psalm 86:5 For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon Thee. (God, ready to forgive.)

^NAS Isaiah 2:9 So the common man has been humbled, And the man of importance has been abased, But do not forgive them. (Forgiving and avenging God.)

^NAS Jeremiah 18:23 Yet Thou, O LORD, knowest All their deadly designs against me; Do not forgive their iniquity Or blot out their sin from Thy sight. But may they be overthrown before Thee; Deal with them in the time of Thine anger! (Jeremiah 18:15 ¹⁵ 'For My people have forgotten Me, They burn incense to worthless gods And they have stumbled from their ways, From the ancient paths, To walk in bypaths, Not on a highway,) (Purposeful rejection of the Triune God of the Bible = no possible forgiveness.)

^NAS Jeremiah 31:34 "And they shall not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they shall all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them," declares the LORD, "for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more." (New Covenant.) (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS Jeremiah 36:3 "Perhaps the house of Judah will hear all the calamity which I plan to bring on them, in order that every man will turn from his evil way; then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin." (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.) (Forgiving and avenging God.)

^NAS Daniel 9:19 "O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and take action! For Thine own sake, O my God, do not delay, because Thy city and Thy people are called by Thy name." (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS Hosea 1:6 Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And the LORD said to him, "Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them. (Forgiving and avenging God.)

^NAS Matthew 6:12 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. (Matthew chapters 5-7, Sermon on the Mount--Jesus addresses the coming Kingdom with His disciples.) (Compare these prayer instructions in Matthew 6:5-15 with Luke 17:3.) (Kingdom forgiveness needs a kingdom.)

¹⁴ "For if you forgive men for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. (See the previous.)

¹⁵ "But if you do not forgive men, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions. (See the previous.) (Be ready to forgive.)

^NAS Matthew 9:6 "But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins "-- then He said to the paralytic-- "Rise, take up your bed, and go home." (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" (Matthew 18:22-23 ²² Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. ²³ "For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a certain king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.) (Be ready to forgive.)

³⁵ "So shall My heavenly Father also do to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart." (See previous.)

^NAS Mark 2:7 "Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone?" (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

¹⁰ "But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins "-- He said to the paralytic-- (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Mark 11:25 "And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your transgressions. (Be ready to forgive.)

²⁶ "But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your transgressions." (Text issues.)

^NAS Luke 5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?" (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

²⁴ "But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,"-- He said to the paralytic-- "I say to you, rise, and take up your stretcher and go home." (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Luke 11:4 'And forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.'" (Be ready to forgive.)

^NAS Luke 17:3 "Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. (Sin, rebuke, repent, forgive relationship.) (Brother = persons with a relationship.) (No repent, no forgive.)

⁴ "And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' forgive him." (Improvement over sin can be difficult.) (Repent, forgive.)

^NAS Luke 23:34 But Jesus was saying, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves. (Be ready to forgive.)

^NAS John 20:23 "If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained." (John 20:19-22 ¹⁹ When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you." ²⁰ And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples therefore rejoiced when they saw the Lord. ²¹ Jesus therefore said to them again, "Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you." ²² And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.)

^NAS 2 Corinthians 2:7 so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest somehow such a one be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. (Be ready to forgive.)

¹⁰ But whom you forgive anything, I forgive also; for indeed what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ, (Be ready to forgive.)

^NAS 2 Corinthians 12:13 For in what respect were you treated as inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not become a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong! (Sanctified sarcastic forgiveness.)

^NAS 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (Confess forgive relationship.) (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.) (Believer, sin, confession, Divine cleansing relationship.)

Forgiven

^NAS Leviticus 4:20 'He shall also do with the bull just as he did with the bull of the sin offering; thus he shall do with it. So the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven. (Sin offerings for forgiveness.)

²⁶ 'And all its fat he shall offer up in smoke on the altar as in the case of the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him in regard to his sin, and he shall be forgiven. (Sin offerings for forgiveness.)

³¹ 'Then he shall remove all its fat, just as the fat was removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar for a soothing aroma to the LORD. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven. (Sin offerings for forgiveness.)

³⁵ 'Then he shall remove all its fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offerings, and the priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar, on the offerings by fire to the LORD. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him in regard to his sin which he has committed, and he shall be forgiven. (Sin offerings for forgiveness.)

^NAS Leviticus 5:10 'The second he shall then prepare as a burnt offering according to the ordinance. So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his sin which he has committed, and it shall be forgiven him. (Sin offerings for forgiveness.)

¹³ 'So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has committed from one of these, and it shall be forgiven him; then the rest shall become the priest's, like the grain offering.'" (Sin offerings for forgiveness.)

¹⁶ "And he shall make restitution for that which he has sinned against the holy thing, and shall add to it a fifth part of it, and give it to the priest. The priest shall then make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and it shall be forgiven him. (Sin offerings for forgiveness.)

¹⁸ "He is then to bring to the priest a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation, for a guilt offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his error in which he sinned unintentionally and did not know it, and it shall be forgiven him. (Sin offerings for forgiveness.)

^NAS Leviticus 6:7 and the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD; and he shall be forgiven for any one of the things which he may have done to incur guilt." (Sin offerings for forgiveness.)

^NAS Leviticus 19:22 'The priest shall also make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the LORD for his sin which he has committed, and the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him. (Sin offerings for forgiveness.)

^NAS Numbers 14:19 "Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of Thy lovingkindness, just as Thou also hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now." (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS Numbers 15:25 'Then the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their offering, an offering by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their error. (Sin offerings for forgiveness.)

²⁶ 'So all the congregation of the sons of Israel will be forgiven, with the alien who sojourns among them, for it happened to all the people through error. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

²⁸ 'And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD for the person who goes astray when he sins unintentionally, making atonement for him that he may be forgiven. (Sin offerings for forgiveness.)

^NAS Deuteronomy 21:8 'Forgive Thy people Israel whom Thou hast redeemed, O LORD, and do not place the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of Thy people Israel.' And the bloodguiltiness shall be forgiven them. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS Psalm 32:1 A Psalm of David. A Maskil. How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! (Human sin, Divine covering relationship.)

^NAS Isaiah 6:7 And he touched my mouth with it and said, "Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin is forgiven." (Isaiah 6:6-11 ⁶ Then one of the seraphim flew to me, with a burning coal in his hand which he had taken from the altar with tongs. ⁷ And he touched my mouth with it and said, "Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin is forgiven." ⁸ Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I. Send me!" ⁹ And He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.' ¹⁰ "Render the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes dim, Lest they see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed." ¹¹ Then I said, "Lord, how long?" And He answered, "Until cities are devastated and without inhabitant, Houses are without people, And the land is utterly desolate,)

^NAS Isaiah 22:14 But the LORD of hosts revealed Himself to me, "Surely this iniquity shall not be forgiven you Until you die," says the Lord God of hosts. (Oracle against Jerusalem.)

^NAS Isaiah 27:9 Therefore through this Jacob's iniquity will be forgiven; And this will be the full price of the pardoning of his sin: When he makes all the altar stones like pulverized chalk stones; When Asherim and incense altars will not stand. (Sin offerings for forgiveness.)

^NAS Isaiah 33:24 And no resident will say, "I am sick"; The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity. (God, ready to forgive.) (Isaiah 33:20-24 ²⁰ Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes shall see Jerusalem an undisturbed habitation, A tent which shall not be folded, Its stakes shall never be pulled up Nor any of its cords be torn apart. ²¹ But there the majestic One, the LORD, shall be for us A place of rivers and wide canals, On which no boat with oars shall go, And on which no mighty ship shall pass-- ²² For the LORD is our judge, The LORD is our lawgiver, The LORD is our king; He will save us-- ²³ Your tackle hangs slack; It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly, Nor spread out the sail. Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided; The lame will take the plunder. ²⁴ And no resident will say, "I am sick"; The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.)

^NAS Ezekiel 16:63 in order that you may remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth anymore because of your humiliation, when I have forgiven you for all that you have done," the Lord God declares. (Human sin, Divine forgiveness relationship.)

^NAS Matthew 6:12 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. (Be ready to forgive.)

^NAS Matthew 9:2 And behold, they were bringing to Him a paralytic, lying on a bed; and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, "Take courage, My son, your sins are forgiven." (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

⁵ "For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, and walk '? (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Matthew 12:31 "Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. (Purposeful rejection of the Triune God of the Bible = no possible forgiveness.)

³² "And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age, or in the age to come. (Purposeful rejection of the Triune God of the Bible = no possible forgiveness.)

^NAS Mark 2:5 And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

⁹ "Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven'; or to say, 'Arise, and take up your pallet and walk '? (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Mark 3:28 "Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; (Mark 3:29-30 ²⁹ but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin "-- ³⁰ because they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit.") (Purposeful rejection of the Triune God of the Bible = no possible forgiveness.)

^NAS Mark 4:12 in order that while seeing, they may see and not perceive; and while hearing, they may hear and not understand lest they return and be forgiven." (Mark 4:11 ¹¹ And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God; but those who are outside get everything in parables,) (Perhaps miracle distracted unbelievers?)

^NAS Luke 5:20 And seeing their faith, He said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven you." (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

²³ "Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins have been forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise and walk '? (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Luke 7:47 "For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little." (God, ready to forgive.)

⁴⁸ And He said to her, "Your sins have been forgiven." (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Luke 12:10 "And everyone who will speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him. (Purposeful rejection of the Triune God of the Bible = no possible forgiveness.)

^NAS John 20:23 "If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained." (John 20:19-22 ¹⁹ When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you." ²⁰ And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples therefore rejoiced when they saw the Lord. ²¹ Jesus therefore said to them again, "Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you." ²² And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.)

^NAS Acts 8:22 "Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray the Lord that if possible, the intention of your heart may be forgiven you. (Forgiving and avenging God.)

^NAS Romans 4:7 "Blessed are those whose lawless deeds have been forgiven, And whose sins have been covered. (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS 2 Corinthians 2:10 But whom you forgive anything, I forgive also; for indeed what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ, (Be ready to forgive.)

^NAS Ephesians 4:32 And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. (Forgiving and relationship.) (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Colossians 2:13 And when you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS James 5:15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. (James 5:13-20 ¹³ Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises. ¹⁴ Is anyone among you sick? 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 offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. ¹⁶ Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. ¹⁷ Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. ¹⁸ And he prayed again, and the sky poured rain, and the earth produced its fruit. ¹⁹ My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth, and one turns him back, ²⁰ let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.)

^NAS 1 John 2:12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake. (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

Forgiveness

^NAS Nehemiah 9:17 "And they refused to listen, And did not remember Thy wondrous deeds which Thou hadst performed among them; So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But Thou art a God of forgiveness, Gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness; And Thou didst not forsake them. (God, ready to forgive.)

^NAS Psalm 130:4 But there is forgiveness with Thee, That Thou mayest be feared. (Psalm 130:3-5 ³ If Thou, LORD, shouldst mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? ⁴ But there is forgiveness with Thee, That Thou mayest be feared. ⁵ I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope.)

^NAS Daniel 9:9 "To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him; (God, ready to forgive.)

^NAS Matthew 26:28 for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Mark 1:4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. (Verse title: Objectivity towards personal sins re. the coming King and Kingdom.) (“Baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” cp. with: John 1:26-34 ²⁶ John answered them saying, "I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know. ²⁷ "It is He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie." ²⁸ These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. ²⁹ The next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! ³⁰ "This is He on behalf of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.' ³¹ "And I did not recognize Him, but in order that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water." ³² And John bore witness saying, "I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. ³³ "And I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the one who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.' ³⁴ "And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.")

^NAS Mark 3:29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin "— (Purposeful rejection of the Triune God of the Bible = no possible forgiveness.)

^NAS Luke 1:77 To give to His people the knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins, (Luke 1:78-79 ⁷⁸ Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high shall visit us, ⁷⁹ To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.")

^NAS Luke 3:3 And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins; (Verse title: Objectivity towards personal sins re. the coming King and Kingdom.) (“Baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” cp. with: Luke 3:15-17 ¹⁵ Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were wondering in their hearts about John, as to whether he might be the Christ, ¹⁶ John answered and said to them all, "As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. ¹⁷ "And His winnowing fork is in His hand to thoroughly clear His threshing floor, and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.")

^NAS Luke 24:47 and that repentance for forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.) (Believe in Christ for the forgiveness of sins.)

^NAS Acts 5:31 "He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Acts 10:43 "Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins." (Believe in Christ for the forgiveness of sins.)

^NAS Acts 13:38 "Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Acts 26:18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, in order that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.' (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Colossians 1:14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

^NAS Hebrews 9:22 And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. (Blood forgiveness relationship.) (See Biblical Concept: Why Blood?)

^NAS Hebrews 10:18 Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin. (Hebrews 10:12 ¹² but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God,)

Forgives

^NAS Exodus 34:7 who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations." (Forgiving and avenging God.)

^NAS Luke 7:49 And those who were reclining at the table with Him began to say to themselves, "Who is this man who even forgives sins?" (God forgives sin through Jesus Christ.)

Forgiving

^NAS Numbers 14:18 'The LORD is slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generations.' (Forgiving and avenging God.)

^NAS Psalm 99:8 O LORD our God, Thou didst answer them; Thou wast a forgiving God to them, And yet an avenger of their evil deeds. (Forgiving and avenging God.)

^NAS Ephesians 4:32 And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. (Forgiving and relationship.)

^NAS Colossians 3:13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. (Forgiving and relationship.)

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