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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Colossians 3:12-13
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12 (A)Put on then, as (B)God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, (C)compassionate hearts, (D)kindness, (E)humility, meekness, and patience, 13 (F)bearing with one another and, (G)if one has a complaint against another, (H)forgiving each other; (I)as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
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1 Peter 3:8-9
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Suffering for Righteousness' Sake
8 Finally, all of you, (A)have unity of mind, sympathy, (B)brotherly love, (C)a tender heart, and (D)a humble mind. 9 (E)Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, (F)bless, for (G)to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
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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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Ephesians 5:1
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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
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 6:35
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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.
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Luke 6:37
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Judging Others
37 (A)(B)“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; (C)forgive, and you will be forgiven;
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Luke 17:4
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4 and if he sins against you (A)seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
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1 Corinthians 13:4
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4 (A)Love is patient and (B)kind; love (C)does not envy or boast; it (D)is not arrogant
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1 John 2:12
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12 I am writing to you, little children,
because (A)your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.
Romans 12:10
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10 (A)Love one another with brotherly affection. (B)Outdo one another in showing honor.
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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
Matthew 6:12
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12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Psalm 145:9
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9 The Lord is (A)good to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made.
1 John 1:9
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9 (A)If we confess our sins, he is (B)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and (C)to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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Romans 12:20-21
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20 To the contrary, (A)“if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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2 Peter 1:7
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7 and godliness (A)with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection (B)with love.
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James 5:11
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11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of (A)the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen (B)the purpose of the Lord, how (C)the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
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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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2 Corinthians 2:7
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7 so (A)you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
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Psalm 112:4-5
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4 Light dawns in the darkness (A)for the upright;
he is gracious, merciful, and (B)righteous.
5 It is well with the man who (C)deals generously and lends;
who conducts his affairs with justice.
Acts 28:2
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2 (A)The native people[a] showed us unusual (B)kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.
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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.”
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