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# forgive, forgiveness
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## Definition
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To forgive someone means to not resent that person and not be angry at him for doing something hurtful.
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* Forgiving someone often means not punishing that person for something he has done wrong.
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* This can also mean not making someone pay back money he owes, as in, "forgiving a debt."
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* Forgiveness is the act of forgiving.
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* When people confess their sins, God forgives them based on Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross.
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* Jesus taught his disciples to forgive others as he has forgiven them.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* Depending on the context, "forgive" could be translated as, "pardon" or "cancel" or "release" or "not hold against"
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