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Matthew 18:35
35Thus also my heavenly Father shall do to you if ye forgive not from your hearts every one his brother.
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
33shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as I also had compassion on thee? 34And his lord being angry delivered him to the tormentors till he paid all that was owing to him. Thus also my heavenly Father shall do to you if ye forgive not from your hearts every one his brother.
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οὕτως καὶ ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ οὐράνιος ποιήσει ὑμῖν ἐὰν μὴ ἀφῆτε ἕκαστος τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν καρδιῶν ὑμῶνRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 18:35
- Matthew 6:12and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors,
- Matthew 7:1Judge not, that ye may not be judged;
- Proverbs 21:13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also himself shall cry, and shall not be heard.
- Mark 11:26But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in the heavens forgive your offences.
- Luke 6:37And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. Remit, and it shall be remitted to you.
- James 2:13for judgment [will be] without mercy to him that has shewn no mercy. Mercy glories over judgment.
- Proverbs 21:2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the hearts.
- Jeremiah 3:10And even for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, saith Jehovah.
- Zechariah 7:12And they made their heart [as] an adamant, that they should not hear the law, and the words that Jehovah of hosts sent by his Spirit by the hand of the former prophets: therefore was there great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.
- Luke 16:15And he said to them, Ye are they who justify themselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what amongst men is highly thought of is an abomination before God.
- James 3:14but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
- James 4:8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse [your] hands, sinners, and purify [your] hearts, ye double-minded.
- Revelation 2:23and her children will I kill with death; and all the assemblies shall know that I am he that searches [the] reins and [the] hearts; and I will give to you each according to your works.
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
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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
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