forgiveness
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32And be kind and merciful to one another, forgiving one another, just as God has forgiven you in Christ.
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.
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.
15But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father 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.
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.
37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
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.
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.
27But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.
10He has not dealt with us according to our sins, and he has not repaid us according to our iniquities. 11For according to the height of the heavens above the earth, so has he reinforced his mercy toward those who fear him. 12As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our iniquities from us. 13As a father is compassionate to his sons, so has the Lord been compassionate to those who fear him. 14For he knows our form. He has called to mind that we are dust.
12Hatred rises up from disputes. And charity covers all offenses.
7In him, we have redemption through his blood: the remission of sins in accord with the riches of his grace,