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love and forgiveness

The 14 most-voted verses about love and forgiveness, from 10 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

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

1 Peter 4:8 (BSB)

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8 (KJV)

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8 (WEB)

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

Luke 6:37 (BSB)

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

Luke 6:37 (KJV)

Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.

Luke 6:37 (WEB)

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

Ephesians 4:32 (BSB)

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Ephesians 4:32 (KJV)

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

Ephesians 4:32 (WEB)

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

Colossians 3:13 (BSB)

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.

Colossians 3:13 (KJV)

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.

Colossians 3:13 (WEB)

There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.

1 John 4:18 (BSB)

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

1 John 4:18 (KJV)

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

1 John 4:18 (WEB)

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

Proverbs 17:9 (BSB)

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.

Proverbs 17:9 (KJV)

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Proverbs 17:9 (WEB)

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.”

Mark 11:25 (BSB)

And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Mark 11:25 (KJV)

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.

Mark 11:25 (WEB)

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

Luke 6:35 (BSB)

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.

Luke 6:35 (KJV)

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Luke 6:35 (WEB)

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.

John 3:16 (BSB)

¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16 (KJV)

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:16 (WEB)

But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8 (BSB)

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8 (KJV)

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8 (WEB)

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Romans 12:2 (BSB)

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Romans 12:2 (KJV)

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Romans 12:2 (WEB)

Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

Romans 12:9 (BSB)

[Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Romans 12:9 (KJV)

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

Romans 12:9 (WEB)

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:13 (BSB)

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.

1 Corinthians 13:13 (KJV)

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:13 (WEB)

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

1 John 1:9 (BSB)

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

1 John 1:9 (KJV)

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

1 John 1:9 (WEB)

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