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Key Bible Verses — Important Scriptures to Read and Understand
Important passages from Genesis to Revelation, each shown in full in your chosen Bible version, with where it comes from and what it means in its setting.
For Forgiving Someone
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to save many people alive, as is happening today. You meant evil, but God meant it for good
After their father dies, Joseph's brothers fear revenge. Joseph refuses to take God's place, forgives them, and sees God's purpose in what they did, without calling their wrong good.
43“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, 45that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. Love your enemies
Jesus teaches his followers to love their enemies and pray for those who persecute them, as their Father sends sun and rain on good and evil alike.
21Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?” 22Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven. Seventy times seven
Peter asks whether forgiving seven times is enough. Jesus answers seventy times seven and tells the parable of the unforgiving servant (18:23-35).
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots. Father, forgive them
Jesus prays for those crucifying him. (Some early manuscripts do not include this prayer, so some translations mark it.)
And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you. Be kind and forgiving
Paul ends a section on new life together: be kind and tender-hearted, forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you.
bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do. Forgive as the Lord forgave you
Part of Paul's description of new life in Christ: bear with one another and forgive, as the Lord forgave you.