What Scripture says about sin, repentance, and freedom from sin.
27 Scripture Passages · Father’s Blessing Bible
Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 John 1:8–9
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Psalm 51:1–2
1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin,
Psalm 32:5
I acknowledged my sin to You, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.
Proverbs 28:13
He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
Isaiah 59:2
But your iniquities have separated you from your God, and your sins hide His face from you, so that He will not hear.
Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all people, because all sinned in him.
Isaiah 53:6
All we like sheep have gone astray; each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the sins of us all.
Romans 7:19–20
19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. 20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin living in me.
John 8:34
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.”
Acts 3:19
Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be blotted out,
Luke 15:7
I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who do not need repentance.
2 Corinthians 5:21
For He made Him who knew no sin to be a sacrifice for sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
Romans 8:1
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus [[who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit]],
Mark 2:17
When Jesus heard this, He said to them: It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners [to repentance].
Psalm 103:10–12
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us according to our iniquities: 11 for as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is the mercy of the Lord toward those who fear Him; 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our iniquities from us;
First Epistle of John 2:1–2
1 My little children! I write these things to you so that you may not sin; but if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool.
Romans 6:1–2
1 What shall we say, then? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase? By no means! 2 We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?
1 John 3:4
Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.
Ezekiel 18:20
The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor shall the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Romans 6:14
Sin shall not have dominion over you, because you are not under law but under grace.
Luke 13:3
No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow concerning His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
