Matthew 6:14
12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
16 When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
- KJV
- For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
- WEB
- “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
- ASV
- For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
- DARBY
- For if ye forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father also will forgive you [yours],
- BLB
- For if you⁺ forgive men their trespasses, your⁺ heavenly Father will also forgive you⁺.
- ÅB
- «For dersom dere tilgir menneskene overtredelsene deres, så skal den himmelske Faren deres også tilgi dere.
- OTB
- For hvis du tilgir andre når de synder mot deg, vil din himmelske Far også tilgi deg.
- B1930
- For dersom I forlater menneskene deres overtredelser, da skal eders himmelske Fader også forlate eder;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 4:32
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Read in contextMark 11:25
And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
Read in contextColossians 3:13
Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Read in contextMatthew 7:2
For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Read in contextJames 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Read in contextMatthew 18:21–35
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
Read in contextMatthew 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Read in contextProverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
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