9 Bible Promises About God’s Forgiveness

Psalm 32:5

I acknowledged my sin to you,
     and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
     and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.

Psalm 103:11–12

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
     so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
     so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

Psalm 130:3–4

If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities,
     O Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness,
     that you may be feared.

Isaiah 43:25

I, I am he
     who blots out your transgressions for my own sake,
     and I will not remember your sins.

Colossians 1:13–14

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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Colossians 2:13

And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses.

Hebrews 10:18

Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

Psalm 51:1–2

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

Have mercy on me, O God,
     according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
     blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
     and cleanse me from my sin!

This article is adapted from ESV Bible Promises: 700 Passages to Strengthen Your Faith.

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