asking for forgiveness
What does the Bible say about asking for forgiveness? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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9If we confess our sins, then he is faithful and just, so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquity.
32And be kind and merciful to one another, forgiving one another, just as God has forgiven you in Christ.
38Yet truly, Peter said to them: “Do penance; and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins. And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
14For if you will forgive men their sins, your heavenly Father also will forgive you your offenses.
16Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be saved. For the unremitting prayer of a just person prevails over many things.
13Support one another, and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive one another. For just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also must you do.
25And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your sins.
21Then Peter, drawing near to him, said: “Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Even seven times?” 22Jesus said to him: “I do not say to you, even seven times, but even seventy times seven times.
13Whoever hides his crimes will not be guided. But whoever will have confessed and abandoned them shall overtake mercy.
23Therefore, if you offer your gift at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your gift there, before the altar, and go first to be reconciled to your brother, and then you may approach and offer your gift.
37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them. For they know not what they do.” And truly, dividing his garments, they cast lots.
14For if you will forgive men their sins, your heavenly Father also will forgive you your offenses. 15But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your sins.
9Whoever conceals an offense seeks friendships. Whoever repeats the words of another separates allies.