What does the Bible say about unforgiveness?

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Rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY) · Scripture: World English Bible

• Mark 11:25 6 votes

  Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.

• Matthew 6:14-15 6 votes

  “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

• Ephesians 4:32 4 votes

  And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

• Ephesians 4:26-27 4 votes

  “Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath, and don’t give place to the devil.

• 1 John 1:9 3 votes

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

• Matthew 18:21-35 2 votes

  Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven. Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. When he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’ The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt. “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’ “So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’ He would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay back that which was due. So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told their lord all that was done. Then his lord called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’ His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him. So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”

• Matthew 6:12 2 votes

  Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

• Proverbs 24:17 2 votes

  Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,

• 2 Corinthians 2:10-11 2 votes

  Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

• Hebrews 12:14 2 votes

  Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,