Forgiving others

³ Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

⁴ Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

²¹ If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

²² For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

³¹ Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

³² Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

²² And David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?”

²³ So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him.

¹⁷ You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.

¹⁸ Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

³³ Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

³⁴ In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.

³⁵ That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.

Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

¹² And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

¹³ And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

¹⁴ For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

¹⁵ But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

¹⁷ ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.

¹⁸ His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”

¹⁹ But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?

²⁰ As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.

²¹ Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.

After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

²⁸ But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’

²⁹ So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

³⁰ But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.

At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.

In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.