Forgive

Anger and Reconciliation

(Luke 12:57-59)

21You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’a 22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brotherb will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’c will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

23Therefore if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

25Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and tender-hearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.


As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.


“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger, and do not give the devil a foothold.

◄ Hosea 6:6 ►

Verse (Click for Chapter)
New International Version
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.

New Living Translation
I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings.



Matthew 9:13
But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."


Psalm 4:4
Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah

James 1:20
for man's anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.


Mark 11:25
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."


Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.


Matthew 6:14
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Romans 15:7
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.

Ephesians 4:2
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Ephesians 4:32
Be kind and tender-hearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

◄ Proverbs 19:11 ►
Verse (Click for Chapter)
New International Version
A person's wisdom yields patience; it is to one's glory to overlook an offense.

New Living Translation
Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.

English Standard Version
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

Berean Study Bible
A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

New American Standard Bible
A man's discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

King James Bible
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Christian Standard Bible
A person's insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

Contemporary English Version
It's wise to be patient and show what you are like by forgiving others.

Good News Translation
If you are sensible, you will control your temper. When someone wrongs you, it is a great virtue to ignore it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A person's insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

International Standard Version
A person's discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is to his credit that he ignores an offence.

NET Bible
A person's wisdom makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

New Heart English Bible
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The intelligence of a man is his patience and his glory is the passing from evil.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A person with good sense is patient, and it is to his credit that he overlooks an offense.

JPS Tanakh 1917
It is the discretion of a man to be slow to anger, And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.


Genesis 50:20
Even though you planned evil against me, God planned good to come out of it.