Bible Verses About Forgiving Yourself

Forgiving yourself can be one of the hardest things to do, especially when you feel weighed down by past mistakes or regrets. The Bible offers hope and encouragement for those struggling with self-forgiveness. In this blog post, we’ll explore Bible verses that speak to the importance of forgiving ourselves and embracing God’s grace. These scriptures remind us that no matter what we’ve done, God’s love and forgiveness are greater. Let’s look at what the Bible says about letting go of guilt and finding peace through self-forgiveness.

Bible Verses About Forgiving Yourself

The Bible doesn’t explicitly use the phrase “forgiving yourself,” but it does address forgiveness, grace, and releasing guilt, which are key aspects of self-forgiveness. Here are 50 Bible verses related to forgiveness and God’s grace that can guide you in the process of forgiving yourself:

Psalm 103:12 – As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

Isaiah 43:25 – “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

Isaiah 44:22 – I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you.

Micah 7:19 – He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.

Matthew 6:14-15 – For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Matthew 18:21-22 – Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.

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 trespasses.

Luke 6:37 – “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

John 8:11 – She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”

Acts 3:19 – Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out,

Acts 13:38 – Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

Romans 4:7 – “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;

Romans 8:1 – There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 15:3 – For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,

2 Corinthians 5:17 – Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Ephesians 1:7 – In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Ephesians 4:32 – Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Philippians 3:13-14 – Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 1:14 – In whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Colossians 2:13 – And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,

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.

1 John 2:12 – I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake.

Psalm 51:1 – Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.

Psalm 51:7 – Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Psalm 86:5 – For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

Psalm 130:4 – But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.

Proverbs 28:13 – Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

Isaiah 1:18 – “Come now, 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 become like wool.

Isaiah 55:7 – Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Jeremiah 31:34 – And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Lamentations 3:22-23 – The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Ezekiel 18:30 – “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. Repent and turn from all your offenses; do not let sin ruin your life.

Daniel 9:9 – To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him

Hosea 14:4 – I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them.

Matthew 9:2 – And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.”

Luke 7:48 – And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

Luke 15:21 – And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

John 1:29 – The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

John 3:17 – For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Romans 3:23-24 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Romans 5:1 – Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:33-34 – Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.

2 Corinthians 5:18-19 – All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.

Hebrews 8:12 – For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.”

Hebrews 10:17 – Then he adds, “I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.”

1 John 3:20 – For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.

These verses offer comfort and reassurance about God’s forgiveness and grace, which can help us in the journey of forgiving ourselves.

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