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What Does The Bible Say About Forgiveness Of Sins

1 John 1:9

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

Colossians 3:13

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Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Mark 11:25

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And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

Acts 2:38

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Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 1:7

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In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Ephesians 4:32

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Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Luke 6:37

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Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Acts 3:19

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Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

Matthew 18:21-22

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Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

Matthew 6:12

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

Matthew 6:14-15

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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.

Isaiah 1:18

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“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

Isaiah 43:25

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I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

Luke 23:34

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Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

Acts 10:43

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All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”

Proverbs 28:13

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He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

Isaiah 55:7

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Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

Psalm 32:5

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Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

Matthew 26:28

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This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

2 Chronicles 7:14

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and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Daniel 9:9

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To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him

Luke 17:3-4

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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, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

Matthew 6:14

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

Hebrews 10:17

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Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”

Hebrews 8:12

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For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

Romans 3:23

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for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Proverbs 17:9

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Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

Ephesians 4:31-32

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Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

2 Corinthians 5:17

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Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

Psalm 86:5

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For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

Jeremiah 31:34

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No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

1 John 2:1

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My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

Colossians 1:13-14

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He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Psalm 103:12

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As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Psalm 130:4

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But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.

Micah 7:18-19

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Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.

Romans 6:23

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For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

James 5:16

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Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

John 3:16

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Luke 17:3

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

Matthew 5:23-24

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So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

1 John 2:2

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He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

Matthew 6:15

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

Acts 22:16

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And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’

Acts 13:38

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Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.

Proverbs 10:12

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Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

Romans 8:1

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Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:8

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For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

Joel 2:13

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So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

Luke 24:47

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and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

Acts 17:30

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Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.

Micah 7:18

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Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?

Acts 13:38-39

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Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.

Matthew 6:12-15

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And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ 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.

Romans 10:9

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that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Ephesians 2:8-9

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For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.

Colossians 1:14

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in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

James 5:14-15

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Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

1 John 2:12

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I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.

Ephesians 1:7-8

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In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

1 Peter 4:8

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Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Isaiah 43:25-26

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I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more. Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.

Psalm 79:9

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Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.

Jeremiah 3:12

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Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.

Romans 10:13

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for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

2 Chronicles 30:9

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For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

Matthew 5:7

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Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Luke 13:3

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No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.

Colossians 2:1-23

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For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face, that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric. For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ. . . .

Matthew 6:9-15

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So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ . . .

Luke 7:47-48

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Therefore I tell you, because her many sins have been forgiven, she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.” Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

Matthew 6:9-13

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So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

Acts 2:1-47

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When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. . . .

Nehemiah 9:31

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But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.

John 8:7

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When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”

Mark 1:4

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John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Psalm 103:10-12

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He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

1 John 1:8-10

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If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.

1 Peter 3:9

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Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

Luke 17:4

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

Romans 3:23-26

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for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.

1 Corinthians 10:13

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No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

Hebrews 4:16

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Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Romans 12:19

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Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

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Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Romans 4:7-8

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“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”

Colossians 1:1-29

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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints— the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel . . .

Psalm 32:1

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Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

Psalm 25:7

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Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

Romans 5:1

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Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Acts 26:18

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to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

John 3:16-17

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Luke 23:33-34

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When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left. Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

Revelation 2:10

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Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

1 John 1:7

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But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Revelation 1:1-20

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This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

Matthew 5:44

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

Ephesians 4:26-27

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“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger, and do not give the devil a foothold.

Hebrews 10:26-27

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If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.

Acts 10:1-48

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At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment. He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly. One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!” Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God. Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter. . . .

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