And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Matthew 6:11-12 (The Lord’s Prayer reminds us to forgive as we are forgiven.) What did Jesus mean when he said “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few” (Matthew 9:37)?ĥ. However, just as God forgives our own multitude of sins, He also desires for us to do the same for others who genuinely seek our forgiveness and wish to learn from their missteps. This can be a hard thing to do – and can feel like a blow to our (self-righteous) ‘egos’ at first. True forgiveness is not meant to be petty, calculative, nor begrudging. We should do this without secretly counting the precise number of times they ‘wronged’ us in the past.

Rather, the Son of God reminds all his followers of the need to forgive others whenever they are sincerely sorry for their actions. Here, Jesus is not literally telling Peter (and us) to forgive someone exactly 77 times (490 times in older translations) – no more, no less. This is one of the most challenging Bible verses about forgiving others who hurt us. Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” Matthew 18:21-22 (A good reminder to always seek to forgive.) What can we learn from Jesus feeding the 5000?Ĥ. Let’s lean into it as an inspiration to build stronger lifelong friendships. In short, this is among the most succinct – yet powerful – Bible verses on forgiving others who hurt us. This gives us space to love more freely, as God desires us to do! In addition, forgiveness not only releases our friends from spiritual bondage – it also frees our own heart from burdens we were never meant to carry. Instead, if disagreements happen, it’s good to have an honest chat, learn to compromise, and move on. We thus shouldn’t dwell on each other’s mistakes or offences. It’s almost inevitable!ĭuring such moments, let us always remember: true love and forgiveness go hand-in-hand! Forgiving our friends is key to deepening the love we have for them. With most of our close friendships, there’ll come a point in time where a conflict is bound to happen, big or small.

Bible verse about forgiveness and love