Bible verses about "offenses" | Lamsa

¹ BE therefore God-like, as beloved chil dren. ² And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and has given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet example.

³⁹ But I say to you, that you should not resist evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. ⁴⁰ And if anyone wishes to sue you at the court and take away your shirt, let him have your robe also. ⁴¹ Whoever compels you to carry a burden for a mile, go with him two. ⁴² Whoever asks from you, give him; and whoever wishes to borrow from you, do not refuse him.

²⁸ And bless those who curse you, and pray for those who compel you to carry burdens. ²⁹ And he who strikes you on your cheek, offer him the other; and he who takes away your robe, do not refuse your shirt also. ³⁰ Give to every one who asks you; and from him who takes away what is yours, do not demand it back again. ³¹ Just as you want men to do to you. do to them likewise. ³² For if you love those who love you, what is your favor? for even sinners love those who love them. ³³ And if you do good only to those who do good to you, what is your favor? for sinners also do the same. ³⁴ And if you lend only to him from whom you expect to be paid back, what is your favor? for sinners also lend to sinners, to be paid back likewise. ³⁵ But love your enemies, and do good to them, and lend, and do not cut off any manÆs hope; so your reward will increase, and you will become sons of the Highest; for he is gracious to the wicked and the cruel. ³⁶ Be therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

²¹ Then Peter came up and said to him, My Lord, if my brother is at fault with me, how many times should I forgive him? up to seven times? ²² Jesus said to him, I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. ²³ Therefore the kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who wanted to take an accounting from his servants. ²⁴ And when he began to take the accounting, they brought to him one who owed ten thousand talents. ²⁵ And as he could not pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, together with his wife and children, and all that he had, so that he could pay. ²⁶ The servant then fell down, worshipped him, and said, My lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything. ²⁷ Then the master of that servant had pity, so he released him, and cancelled his debt. ²⁸ But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him one hundred cents; and he seized him, and tried to choke him, saying to him, Give me what you owe me. ²⁹ So his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and begged him and said, Have patience with me, and I will pay you. ³⁰ But he was not willing; and he went and had him put into prison, until he should pay him what he owed him. ³¹ When their fellow-servants saw what had happened, they were very sorry, and they came and informed their master of everything that had happened. ³² Then his master called him and said to him, O wicked servant, I cancelled all your debt because you begged me. ³³ Was it not right for you to have mercy on your fellow-servant, just as I had mercy on you? ³⁴ So his master was angry, and delivered him to the scourgers, until he should pay everything he owed him. ³⁵ So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not forgive each man his brotherÆs fault from your heart.

¹⁵ Now then, if your brother is at fault with you, go and rebuke him alone; if he listens to you, then you have won your brother. ¹⁶ But if he will not listen to you, take one or two with you, because at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word is sustained. ¹⁷ And if he will not listen to them, tell the congregation; and if he will not listen to the congregation, then regard him as a publican and a heathen.

³ Beware among yourselves. If your brother should sin, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. ⁴ And if he should offend you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn to you and say, I repent; forgive him.

³⁰ Give to every one who asks you; and from him who takes away what is yours, do not demand it back again.