• Matthew 6:12-15
  And forgive us our debts,
  As we forgive our debtors.
  And do not lead us into temptation,
  But deliver us from the evil one.
  For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. "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 your trespasses.
   

Related Scriptures

• Matthew 5:43-45
  "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
   
• Matthew 5:7-9
  Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.
  Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.
  Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.
  
   
• James 2:13
  For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
   
• 1 Peter 2:20-21
  For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
  
   
• Matthew 7:1-3
  "Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?
   
• Romans 3:23
  for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
   
• Romans 5:8
  But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
   
• Colossians 3:14-15
  But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
   
• 1 Peter 2:23
  who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;
   
• Matthew 5:21-24
  "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.' But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
   
• Luke 6:35-36
  But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
   
• Luke 10:33-37
  But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.' So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?" And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
   
• Romans 5:6
  For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
   
• 2 Corinthians 5:19
  that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
   
• Psalm 103:8-11
  The LORD is merciful and gracious,
  Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
  He will not always strive with us,
  Nor will He keep His anger forever.
  He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
  Nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth,
  So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
  
   
• Psalm 103:13-14
  As a father pities his children,
  So the LORD pities those who fear Him.
  For He knows our frame;
  He remembers that we are dust.
   
• Proverbs 15:1
  A soft answer turns away wrath,
  But a harsh word stirs up anger.
  
   
• Matthew 5:5
  Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.
  
   
• Luke 18:9
  Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
   
• 1 Corinthians 13:4-5
  Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
   
• Ephesians 4:31
  Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
   
• Colossians 1:20-21
  and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled
   
• 1 Peter 3:8-9
  Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
   
• 1 John 4:21
  And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
   
• Matthew 5:3
  "Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  
   
• Matthew 7:12
  Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
   
• Matthew 23:23
  "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.
   
• Romans 12:17-18
  Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.
   
• 1 Corinthians 13:7
  bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
   
• Ephesians 4:2
  with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,
   
• Ephesians 4:26-27
  “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.
   
• Hebrews 4:13
  And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
   
• James 3:17
  But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
   
• Genesis 45:1-9
  Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Make everyone go out from me!” So no one stood with him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers. And he wept aloud, and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard it. Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph; does my father still live?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed in his presence. And Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me.” So they came near. Then he said: “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. “Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph: “God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not tarry.
   
• Genesis 45:15
  Moreover he kissed all his brothers and wept over them, and after that his brothers talked with him.
   
• 2 Samuel 16:5-6
  Now when King David came to Bahurim, there was a man from the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei the son of Gera, coming from there. He came out, cursing continuously as he came. And he threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David. And all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
   
• 2 Samuel 19:18-23
  Then a ferryboat went across to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. Now Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king when he had crossed the Jordan. Then he said to the king, “Do not let my lord impute iniquity to me, or remember what wrong your servant did on the day that my lord the king left Jerusalem, that the king should take it to heart. For I, your servant, know that I have sinned. Therefore here I am, the first to come today of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.” But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, “Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?” And David said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should be adversaries to me today? Shall any man be put to death today in Israel? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?” Therefore the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore to him.
   
• Psalm 78:38-39
  But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity,
  And did not destroy them.
  Yes, many a time He turned His anger away,
  And did not stir up all His wrath;
  For He remembered that they were but flesh,
  A breath that passes away and does not come again.
   
• Psalm 103:2-3
  Bless the LORD, O my soul,
  And forget not all His benefits:
  Who forgives all your iniquities,
  Who heals all your diseases,
  
   
• Proverbs 14:29
  He who is slow to wrath has great understanding,
  But he who is impulsive exalts folly.
  
   
• Proverbs 18:21
  Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
  And those who love it will eat its fruit.
  
   
• Ecclesiastes 12:14
  For God will bring every work into judgment,
  Including every secret thing,
  Whether good or evil.