Bible Verses about “forgiveness in marriage”
The Bible contains 40 verses about forgiveness in marriage across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don't lean on your own understanding.”
“And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.”
“Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."”
“Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.”
“(but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.”
“But to the married I command--not I, but the Lord--that the wife not leave her husband”
“You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.”
“"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.”
“Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
“Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."”
“but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.”
“to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God's word may not be blasphemed.”
“that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,”
“bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.”
“and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;”
“And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.”
“in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,”
“But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her."”
“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.”
“instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;”
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,”
“that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:”
“and soundness of speech that can't be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.”
“But say the things which fit sound doctrine,”
“She said, "No one, Lord." Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way. From now on, sin no more."”
“Again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.”
“Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;”
“Now in our law, Moses commanded us to stone such. What then do you say about her?"”
“They, when they heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning from the oldest, even to the last. Jesus was left alone with the woman where she was, in the middle.”
“Jesus, standing up, saw her and said, "Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?"”
“They said this testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of. But Jesus stooped down, and wrote on the ground with his finger.”
“The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the midst,”
“they told him, "Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act.”
“looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ;”
“who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.”
“not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.”
“Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting;”
“Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven them. Whoever's sins you retain, they have been retained."”
“Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you.”