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 also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’ 34And his master, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he would repay all that was owed him. My heavenly Father will also do the same to 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

• My heavenlyοὐράνιοςouranios · heavenlyG3770
• Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• will alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• the sameοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• to you, ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• eachἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• of you does not forgiveἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: forgiveG863
• his brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588

Cross-references for Matthew 18:35

• Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
• Matthew 7:1“Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.
• Proverbs 21:13One who shuts his ear to the outcry of the poor Will also call out himself, and not be answered.
• Mark 11:26[But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your offenses.”]
• Luke 6:37“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.
• James 2:13For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Proverbs 21:2Every person’s way is right in his own eyes, But the Lord examines the hearts.
• Jeremiah 3:10Yet in spite of all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but rather in deception,” declares the Lord.
• Zechariah 7:12They also made their hearts as hard as a diamond so that they could not hear the Law and the words which the Lord of armies had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets; therefore great wrath came from the Lord of armies.
• Luke 16:15And He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of people, but God knows your hearts; because that which is highly esteemed among people is detestable in the sight of God.
• James 3:14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth.
• James 4:8Come close to God and He will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
• Revelation 2:23And I will kill her children with plague, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you 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