New King James Version
Matthew 18:35
35“So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”
Matthew 18:35 in other versions
Context of Matthew 18:35
33Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ 34And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”
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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
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 forgive our debtors.
- Matthew 7:1“Judge not, that you be not judged.
- Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor Will also cry himself and not be heard.
- Mark 11:26But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”
- Luke 6:37“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
- James 2:13For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Proverbs 21:2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts.
- Jeremiah 3:10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretense,” says the Lord.
- Zechariah 7:12Yes, they made their hearts like flint, refusing to hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Thus great wrath came from the Lord of hosts.
- Luke 16:15And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
- James 3:14But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking 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, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- Revelation 2:23I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you 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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