The best Bible verses for reconciliation (ESV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for reconciliation (ESV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift."Matthew 5:24
"leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift."Matthew 5:24
"All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;"2 Corinthians 5:18
"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."Ephesians 4:32
"bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive."Colossians 3:13
"“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."Matthew 18:15
"For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility"Ephesians 2:14
"For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life."Romans 5:10
"Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends."Proverbs 17:9
"Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him,"Luke 17:3
"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
"Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing."1 Peter 3:9
"and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross."Colossians 1:20
"As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today."Genesis 50:20
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for reconciliation (ESV) is usually going to be read aloud, printed in a program, or spoken to someone at a moment they will remember for a long time — which rules out passages that need three sentences of setup before they land.
These 15 are the verses most often chosen for reconciliation (ESV), and they are chosen for good reason: each one makes sense on first hearing, carries its meaning without commentary, and speaks to the moment rather than around it.
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The most-cited Bible verses for reconciliation (ESV) are Matthew 5:24, 2 Corinthians 5:18, Ephesians 4:32. 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 reconciliation (ESV) 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 reconciliation (ESV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.