“I will remember their sins and their iniquities no more.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
- BSB Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”
- NKJV then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
- NASB “And their sins and their lawless deeds I will no longer remember.”
- NLT Then he says, “I will never again remember their sins and lawless deeds.”
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Quick answer
God promises to remember his people's sins and iniquities no more. Complete and permanent forgiveness defines the new covenant.
Overview
Again quoting Jeremiah 31:34, the author highlights the heart of the new covenant: God remembers sins 'no more'. This is not divine forgetfulness but God's pledge never to hold those sins against his people. Secured by Christ's blood, this forgiveness is full and final, the believer's deepest comfort.
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Cross-references · 2
- Heb 8:12For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more.”
- Jer 31:34and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh;’ for they shall all know me, from their least to their greatest,” says Yahweh: “for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.”
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