forgiving a friend
What does the Bible say about forgiving a friend? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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32And be kind and merciful to one another, forgiving one another, just as God has forgiven you in Christ.
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.
31Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and outcry and blasphemy be taken away from you, along with all malice.
37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
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.
26“Be angry, but do not be willing to sin.” Do not let the sun set over your anger. 27Provide no place for the devil.
1A mild response shatters anger. But a harsh word stirs up fury.
27But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.
9not repaying evil with evil, nor slander with slander, but, to the contrary, repaying with blessings. For to this you have been called, so that you may possess the inheritance of a blessing.
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.
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.
18A short-tempered man provokes conflicts. Whoever is patient tempers those who are stirred up.