Matthew 18:35

Matthew 18:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
• New International Version (NIV)“This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)“So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”

Context of Matthew 18:35

33Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave [who owed you little by comparison], as I had mercy on you?’ 34And in wrath his master turned him over to the torturers (jailers) until he paid all that he owed. My heavenly Father will also do the same to [every one of] you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”

Matthew 18:35 word by word

οὕτως καὶ ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ οὐράνιος ποιήσει ὑμῖν ἐὰν μὴ ἀφῆτε ἕκαστος τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν καρδιῶν ὑμῶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• So likewiseοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• shallποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• heavenlyἐπουράνιοςepouranios · heavenlyG2032
• Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• yeἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: forgiveG863
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• heartsκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• forgiveἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: forgiveG863
• notμήmē · notG3361
• every oneἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• trespassesπαράπτωμαparaptōma · trespassG3900

Cross-references for Matthew 18:35

• Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors [letting go of both the wrong and the resentment].
• Matthew 7:1“ Do not judge and criticize and condemn [others unfairly with an attitude of self-righteous superiority as though assuming the office of a judge], so that you will not be judged [unfairly].
• Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears at the cry of the poor Will cry out himself and not be answered.
• Mark 11:26[But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions.”]
• Luke 6:37“ Do not judge [others self-righteously], and you will not be judged; do not condemn [others when you are guilty and unrepentant], and you will not be condemned [for your hypocrisy]; pardon [others when they truly repent and change], and you will be pardoned [when you truly repent and change].
• James 2:13For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; but [to the one who has shown mercy] mercy triumphs [victoriously] over judgment.
• Proverbs 21:2Every man’s way is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs and examines the hearts [of people and their motives].
• Jeremiah 3:10Yet in spite of all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with her whole heart, but rather in [blatant] deception [she merely pretended obedience to King Josiah’s reforms],” declares the Lord.
• Zechariah 7:12They made their hearts [hard] like flint, so that they could not hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from the Lord of hosts.
• Luke 16:15So He said to them, “You are the ones who declare yourselves just and upright in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts [your thoughts, your desires, your secrets]; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God.
• James 3:14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant, and [as a result] be in defiance of the truth.
• James 4:8Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; and purify your [unfaithful] hearts, you double-minded [people].
• Revelation 2:23And I will kill her children (followers) with pestilence [thoroughly annihilating them], and all the churches will know [without any doubt] that I am He who searches the minds and hearts [the innermost thoughts, purposes]; and I will give to each one of you [a reward or punishment] according to your deeds.

Commentaries on Matthew 18:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you - The goodness and indulgence of God towards us is the pattern we should follow in our dealings with others. If we take man for our exemplar we shall err, because our copy is a bad one; and our lives are not likely to be better than the copy we imitate. Follow Christ; be merciful as your Father who is in heaven is merciful. You cannot complain of the fairness of your copy. Reader, hast thou a child, or…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35So likewise … - This verse contains the sum or moral of the parable. When Christ has explained one of his own parables, we are to receive it just as he has explained it, and not attempt to draw spiritual instruction from any parts or circumstances which he has not explained. The following seems to be the particulars of the general truth which he meant to teach: 1.that our sins are great. 2.that God freely forgives them. 3.that the offences committed…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-35Verses 21-35 Though we live wholly on mercy and forgiveness, we are backward to forgive the offences of our brethren. This parable shows how much provocation God has from his family on earth, and how untoward his servants are. There are three things in the parable: 1. The master's wonderful clemency. The debt of sin is so great, that we are not able to pay it. See here what every sin deserves; this is the wages of sin, to be sold as a slave. It is the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you: Prison and torture (Matthew 18:34) is a metaphor for hell (see 5:22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3535. So likewise--in this spirit, or on this principle. shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 18:35

• Brother
• Charitableness
• Creditor
• Forgiveness
• Fraternity
• Hell
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Malice
• Sin
• Sincerity
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Gain
• Mercy
• Owe
• Patience
• Christ, Offices of
• Debt; Debtor
• Forgiveness
• God
• Intercession
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Matthew 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings