Matthew 5:44
5:44 But I say to you, love your enemy and
pray for those who persecute you,
Matthew 6:12
6:12 and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.
Matthew 6:14-15
6:14 “For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
6:15 But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins.
Matthew 18:21-35
18:21 Then Peter came to him and said, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?”
18:22 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!
The Parable of the Unforgiving Slave
18:23 “For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.
18:24 As he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.
18:25 Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.
18:26 Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’
18:27 The lord had compassion on that slave and released him, and forgave him the debt.
18:28 After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
18:29 Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’
18:30 But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.
18:31 When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place.
18:32 Then his lord called the first slave and said to him, ‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!
18:33 Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’
18:34 And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed.
18:35 So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”
Mark 11:25
11:25 Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will
also forgive you your sins.”
Luke 6:35-37
6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back.
Then
your reward will be great, and you will be sons
of the Most High,
because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
6:36 Be merciful,
just as your Father is merciful.
Do Not Judge Others
6:37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Luke 11:4
11:4 and forgive us our sins,
for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.
And do not lead us into temptation.”
Luke 17:3-4
17:3 Watch
yourselves! If
your brother
sins, rebuke him. If
he repents, forgive him.
17:4 Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive
him.”
Luke 23:34
23:34 [But Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”]
Then
they threw dice to divide his clothes.
James 2:13
2:13 For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over
judgment.