Bible Verses About Repentance & Forgiveness
God meets repentant hearts with mercy, removing our sins as far as the east is from the west. To confess and turn to him is to be cleansed and restored. These verses open the way back to the Father, again and again.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous: he will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every kind of wrongdoing.
I made my sin known to you; I did not hide my wrongdoing. I said, “I will own my rebellion before the LORD,” and you took away my sin and its guilt. Selah
Tear your hearts, not your clothes, and turn back to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and full of tender compassion, slow to grow angry and rich in loyal love, and he relents from sending disaster.
Come, let us take this matter to court together, says the LORD. Your sins may be scarlet, yet they will turn white as snow; though they are as red as crimson dye, they will be like undyed wool.
God, create a pure heart for me, and make my spirit new and steady inside me.
Grief that follows God’s way produces repentance that leads to salvation, a repentance no one will ever regret. But grief that follows the world’s way produces death.
As distant as sunrise is from sunset, so distant has he set our rebellious acts from us.
“For I will show mercy to their wrongdoing, and their sins I will never again call to mind.”
“Come, let us return to the LORD. It is he who has torn us, and he will heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bandage our wounds.
I will get up and go back to my father, and I will tell him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I do not deserve to be called your son any longer. Take me on as one of your hired workers.”’ So he set off and went back to his father. His father caught sight of him while he was still far away, and his heart went out to him. He ran to meet him, embraced him and kissed him warmly.
Give back to me the gladness of your salvation, and keep me steady with a willing spirit.