What Does the Bible Say About There Is No Forgiveness?

1 John 1:9 ESV / 16 helpful votes

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

Matthew 6:14-15 ESV / 14 helpful votes

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.

Hebrews 10:26 ESV / 11 helpful votes

For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

Acts 3:19 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out,

Luke 6:37 ESV / 8 helpful votes

“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

Isaiah 43:25 ESV / 8 helpful votes

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

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Luke 17:4 ESV / 7 helpful votes

And if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

Matthew 18:35 ESV / 7 helpful votes

So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”

Matthew 18:21-22 ESV / 7 helpful votes

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.

Matthew 6:12 ESV / 7 helpful votes

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Hebrews 9:22 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.

Colossians 3:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

Romans 6:23 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Luke 23:34 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.

Luke 6:27 ESV / 6 helpful votes

“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Hebrews 10:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Then he adds, “I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.”

Romans 8:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Romans 3:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Acts 2:38 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Mark 11:25 ESV / 5 helpful votes

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.”

Acts 10:43 ESV / 4 helpful votes

To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

Luke 24:47 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

Luke 17:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him,

Matthew 26:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Matthew 6:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,

Daniel 9:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes

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

Psalm 103:10-14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.

Psalm 25:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins.

1 John 2:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

2 Corinthians 2:5-11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Now if anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure—not to put it too severely—to all of you. For such a one, this punishment by the majority is enough, so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything. ...

1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,

Mark 16:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

Matthew 18:23-35 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. ...

Matthew 18:21-35 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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. “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. ...

Matthew 6:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes

But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Jeremiah 31:34 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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.”

Proverbs 17:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

Psalm 103:12 ESV / 3 helpful votes

As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

40 Bible Verses about There Is No Forgiveness

1 John 1:9 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 6:14-15 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 10:26 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 3:19 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 6:37 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 43:25 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 17:4 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 18:35 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 18:21-22 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 6:12 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 9:22 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 6:23 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 23:34 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 6:27 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 10:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 8:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 3:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 2:38 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 11:25 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 10:43 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 24:47 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 17:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 26:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 6:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Daniel 9:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 103:10-14 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 25:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 2:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 2:5-11 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 16:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 18:23-35 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 18:21-35 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 6:15 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jeremiah 31:34 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 17:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 103:12 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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