Top 17 Bible Verses About Apologizing


There may come a time when we make the mistake of offending or sinning against our friends and family, and if this happens, Christians are to confess ans ask forgiveness to God, and also apologize to that person.  A true Christian would try to fix their relationship with those they may have hurt  instead of being stubborn and prideful. We shouldn’t let guilt linger and need to apologize as quickly as possible.

Here are our top 17 Bible verses about apologizing to study during times you need to apologize or maybe when you need to accept an apology and offer forgiveness.

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Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
- Ephesians 4:31
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Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
- Matthew 12:25
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If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
- Matthew 18:15-17
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Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
- Ephesians 4:26
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and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
- Luke 17:4
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Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
- 1 John 4:7-8
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Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
- Mark 11:24-25
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Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
- Psalm 34:13
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Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
- Hebrews 12:14
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Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.
- Luke 17:3-4
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
- Galatians 5:22-23
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For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
- Matthew 6:14-15
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Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
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Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
- Ephesians 4:32
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By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
- John 13:35
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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
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Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
- James 5:16
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Total Quotes Found: 17

Here are 5 stories from the Bible about apologizing to someone:

Confession

They say that confession is good for the soul, and I believe that’s true.   James wrote, “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working” (James 5:16).  James sees some connection between healing and forgiving others and praying for others.  Perhaps it’s a healing of relationships, but we do know that the prayer of a righteous man has great power, but only because there is a great and powerful God in his prayers.

Reconcile to Your Brother

If we try to pray to God or offer Him some service, but still have a spirit of unforgiven-ness in our hearts, God is not pleased with our offering and will not accept it.  Jesus says that “if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift” (Matthew 5:23-24).

Seventy Times Seven

We are to forgive our brothers and sisters if they ask us to forgive them, and there are no exceptions to this.  Jesus warns us, “Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him” (Luke 17:3-4). Don’t keep track of the offenses.  Once they’re forgiven, they should be forgotten and never brought up again.

Forgive One Another

One of the greatest kindnesses we can extend to others is that of forgiveness.  When someone’s sinned against us and we forgive them, we fulfill the command to “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:23).  There is no excuse for not forgiving others when asked.

The Peacemakers

Jesus proclaimed, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” (Matthew 5:9).  What does being a peacemaker have to do with apologizing?  That’s what apologies do!  They bring peace to relationships.  A peacemaker seeks reconciliation between themselves and others, but more likely, between other parties who don’t agree.  The peacemaker is the one who brings together opposing parties and can help others seek common ground over an issue and preserve a friendship or relationship.

It takes a big person to apologize, and why shouldn’t we?  If we’ve offended someone, we should desire to make things right.  There are times when we need to humble ourselves and admit we’ve sinned; not “made a mistake,” but actually sinned, and if our brother or sister sins against us, the Old Testament instructs us “You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord” (Leviticus 19:18).

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