What Does the Bible Say About Asking God For Forgiveness?

1 John 1:9 ESV / 8 helpful votes

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

John 1:12 ESV / 7 helpful votes

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children 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.

Psalm 56:1-13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly. When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? All day long they injure my cause; all their thoughts are against me for evil. ...

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

John 1:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Numbers 3:1-51 ESV / 3 helpful votes

These are the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests. But Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of Aaron their father. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ...

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,

Hebrews 7:25 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

Romans 6:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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

Acts 4:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

John 14:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...

1 John 5:11-12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

1 John 3:1 ESV / 1 helpful vote

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

1 John 3:1-24 ESV / 1 helpful vote

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. ...

Hebrews 1:6 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God's angels worship him.”

Colossians 1:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.

Philippians 2:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Ephesians 4:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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.

Romans 10:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 8:29 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

Romans 8:22 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.

Romans 5:3 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

Romans 3:23 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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

Mark 8:36 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?

Matthew 7:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Matthew 6:14-15 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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 5:23-24 ESV / 1 helpful vote

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Isaiah 53:1-12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. ...

Genesis 6:1-22 ESV / 1 helpful vote

When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. ...

34 Bible Verses about Asking God For Forgiveness

1 John 1:9 ESV / 8 helpful votes

John 1:12 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Acts 2:38 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Psalm 56:1-13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 1:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Numbers 3:1-51 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 7:25 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 6:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 4:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 5:11-12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 John 3:1 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 John 3:1-24 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Hebrews 1:6 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Colossians 1:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Philippians 2:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 4:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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Mark 8:36 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 7:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 6:14-15 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 5:23-24 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Isaiah 53:1-12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Genesis 6:1-22 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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34 Bible Verses about Asking God For Forgiveness

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

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1 John 1:9 ESV / 8 helpful votes

John 1:12 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Acts 2:38 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Psalm 56:1-13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 1:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Numbers 3:1-51 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 7:25 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 6:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 4:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 John 5:11-12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 John 3:1 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 John 3:1-24 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Hebrews 1:6 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Colossians 1:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Philippians 2:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 4:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Romans 10:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Romans 8:29 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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Romans 5:3 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Romans 3:23 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Mark 8:36 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 7:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 6:14-15 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 5:23-24 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Isaiah 53:1-12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Genesis 6:1-22 ESV / 1 helpful vote