Matthew 18:35
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
- KJV
- So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
- WEB
- So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”
- ASV
- So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.
- DARBY
- Thus also my heavenly Father shall do to you if ye forgive not from your hearts every one his brother.
- BLB
- Thus also My heavenly Father will do to you⁺ unless each of you⁺ should forgive his brother from your⁺ hearts.”
- ÅB
- Slik skal min himmelske Far også gjøre med enhver av dere som ikke fra hjertet tilgir sin bror.»
- OTB
- «På samme måte vil min himmelske Far behandle hver av dere hvis dere ikke tilgir deres bror eller søster av hjertet.»
- B1930
- Således skal også min himmelske Fader gjøre med eder om ikke enhver av eder av hjertet tilgir sin bror.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 6:14–15
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Read in contextJames 2:13
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Read in contextLuke 6:37–38
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Read in contextMark 11:25
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.
Read in contextMatthew 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Read in contextProverbs 21:2
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
Read in contextProverbs 21:13
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Read in contextMatthew 7:1–2
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Read in context