Quotes About Forgiveness

I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.Ӓ

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

The son declared, ëFather, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.í

But the father said to his servants, ëQuick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.

For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!í So they began to celebrate.

ëYour brother has returned,í he said, ëand your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.í

The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!í

But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.í”

And he called in each one of his masterís debtors. ëHow much do you owe my master?í he asked the first.

ëA hundred measures of olive oil,í he answered. ëTake your bill,í said the manager. ëSit down quickly, and write fifty.í

Then he asked another, ëAnd how much do you owe?í ëA hundred measures of wheat,í he replied. ëTake your bill and write eighty,í he told him.

Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ëI repent,í you must forgive him.”

“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ëGod, have mercy on me, a sinner!í

And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”

But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.