Colossians 3:13
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13 (A)bearing with one another and, (B)if one has a complaint against another, (C)forgiving each other; (D)as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
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Ephesians 4:32
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32 (A)Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, (B)forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
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Mark 11:25
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25 And whenever (A)you stand praying, (B)forgive, (C)if you have anything against anyone, so that (D)your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”[a]
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- Mark 11:25 Some manuscripts add verse 26: But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses
Ephesians 4:2
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2 with all (A)humility and (B)gentleness, with (C)patience, (D)bearing with one another in love,
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James 2:13
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13 For (A)judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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Matthew 6:14-15
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14 (A)For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 (B)but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
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Romans 15:1-2
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The Example of Christ
15 (A)We who are strong (B)have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 (C)Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
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Luke 6:35-37
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35 But (A)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and (B)you will be sons of (C)the Most High, for (D)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 (E)Be merciful, even as (F)your Father is merciful.
Judging Others
37 (G)(H)“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; (I)forgive, and you will be forgiven;
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Luke 17:3-4
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3 Pay attention to yourselves! (A)If your brother sins, (B)rebuke him, and if he repents, (C)forgive him, 4 and if he sins against you (D)seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
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Matthew 6:12
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12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
2 Corinthians 6:6
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6 (A)by purity, (B)knowledge, patience, kindness, (C)the Holy Spirit, (D)genuine love;
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Luke 23:34
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34 And Jesus said, “Father, (A)forgive them, (B)for they know not what they do.”[a] And they cast lots (C)to divide his garments.
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- Luke 23:34 Some manuscripts omit the sentence And Jesus… what they do
Galatians 6:2
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2 (A)Bear one another's burdens, and (B)so fulfill (C)the law of Christ.
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2 Corinthians 2:10
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10 Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,
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Luke 11:4
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4 and (A)forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And (B)lead us not into temptation.”
Matthew 18:15-17
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If Your Brother Sins Against You
15 (A)“If your brother sins against you, (B)go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have (C)gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established (D)by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, (E)tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, (F)let him be to you as (G)a Gentile and (H)a tax collector.
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Matthew 5:44
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44 But I say to you, (A)Love your enemies and (B)pray for those who persecute you,
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Romans 15:7
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7 Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.
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Luke 5:20-24
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20 And (A)when he saw their faith, he said, “Man, (B)your sins are forgiven you.” 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, “Who is this who speaks (C)blasphemies? (D)Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 22 When Jesus (E)perceived their thoughts, he answered them, “Why do you question in your hearts? 23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 24 But that you may know that (F)the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the man who was paralyzed—“I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home.”
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1 Peter 2:21
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21 For (A)to this you have been called, (B)because Christ also suffered for you, (C)leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
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Luke 7:48-50
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1 Corinthians 6:7-8
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7 To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. (A)Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? 8 But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even (B)your own brothers![a]
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- 1 Corinthians 6:8 Or brothers and sisters
Matthew 18:21-35
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The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often (A)will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? (B)As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.
23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished (C)to settle accounts with his servants.[a] 24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him (D)ten thousand (E)talents.[b] 25 (F)And since he could not pay, his master ordered him (G)to be sold, with his wife and (H)children and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 So the servant[c] (I)fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and (J)forgave him the debt. 28 But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred (K)denarii,[d] and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. 32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 (L)And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 (M)And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers,[e] (N)until he should pay all his debt. 35 (O)So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother (P)from your heart.”
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- Matthew 18:23 Or bondservants; also verses 28, 31
- Matthew 18:24 A talent was a monetary unit worth about twenty years' wages for a laborer
- Matthew 18:26 Or bondservant; also verses 27, 28, 29, 32, 33
- Matthew 18:28 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
- Matthew 18:34 Greek torturers
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