Bible Memory Verse
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Matthew 5:7
Matthew 18:21-35
“Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?’
(22 Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
(23 Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. (24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousands talents (millions of dollars) was brought to him. (25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
(26 The servant fell on his knees before him. “Be patient with me,” he begged, “and I will pay back everything.” (27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
(28 But when the servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii (a few dollars). He grabbed him and began to choke him. “Pay back what you owe me!” he demanded.
(29 His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, “Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.”
(30 But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.
(32 Then the master called the servant in, “You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. (33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?” (34 In anger his master turned him over to the jailors to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
(35 This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
Romans 12:17-21
(17 “Do not repay evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. (18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. (19 Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge: I will repay,” says the Lord. (20 On the contrary: ‘If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.’ (21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Matthew 5:21-26
(21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not murder,’ and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the Sanhedrin. (22 But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
(23 Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, (24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. (25 Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or 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. (26 I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.”
Matthew 18:15-17
(15 “If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. (16 But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ (17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to tell it even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.”
Matthew 6:14-15
(14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. (15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”
Mark 11:25
“And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”
Psalm 66:18
“If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;”
1 John 3:14-17
“We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death. Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him.”