Quotes About Forgiveness

You have heard that it was said, ëEye for eye and tooth for tooth.í

But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;

You have heard that it was said, ëLove your neighborí and ëHate your enemy.í

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

“Do not judge, or you will be judged.

Why do you look at the speck in your brotherís eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

How can you say to your brother, ëLet me take the speck out of your eye,í while there is still a beam in your own eye?

You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brotherís eye.

Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”

On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”

Which is easier: to say, ëYour sins are forgiven,í or to say, ëGet up and walk?í

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthewís house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.

But go and learn what this means: ëI desire mercy, not sacrifice.í For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

If only you had known the meaning of ëI desire mercy, not sacrifice,í you would not have condemned the innocent.

Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?