The best Bible verses for forgiveness for kids include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for forgiveness for kids, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”"Acts 10:43
"All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”"Acts 10:43
"“Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you."Acts 13:38
"to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’"Acts 26:18
"Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon."Isaiah 55:7
"I write to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name."1 John 2:12
"If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake,"2 Corinthians 2:10
"No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”; and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven."Isaiah 33:24
"And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven."James 5:15
"If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”"John 20:23
"“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven."Luke 6:37
"Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”"Luke 7:47
Scripture does not change for its audience, but which passages land does. The 15 verses below were chosen because they are accessible to forgiveness for kids without being condescending — plain in their language, concrete in their imagery, and short enough to hold in mind.
The point is not a simplified Bible. It is picking the passages that already speak clearly, so the reader meets the text itself rather than a paraphrase of it.
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The most-cited Bible verses for forgiveness for kids are Acts 10:43, Acts 13:38, Acts 26:18. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to forgiveness for kids across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for forgiveness for kids, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.