KJV dictionary & concordance
To pardon an offence, remit a debt, or release from the penalty or resentment connected with it.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 50:17
Complete exact-word concordance
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
Why doeth this man thus speake blasphemies? Who can forgiue sinnes but God onely?
1611 marginal noteIob 14.4. esay 43.25.
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
But that yee may know that the Sonne of man hath power on earth to forgiue sinnes, (Hee saith to the sicke of the palsie,)
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
And when ye stand, praying, forgiue, if ye haue ought against any: that your Father also which is in heauen, may forgiue you your trespasses.
1611 marginal noteMat. 6.14
But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
But if you doe not forgiue, neither will your Father which is in heauen, forgiue your trespasses.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To pardon; to remit, as an offense or debt; to overlook an offense, and treat the offender as not guilty. […] It is to be noted that pardon, like forgive may be followed by the name or person, and by the offense; but remit can be followed by the offense only.
