New King James Version
Matthew 6:12
12And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.
Matthew 6:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
- New International Version (NIV)And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
- New Living Translation (NLT)and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.
Context of Matthew 6:12
10Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. 11Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. 13And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. 14“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
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καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Matthew 6:12
- Exodus 34:7keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.”
- 1 Kings 8:30And may You hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place; and when You hear, forgive.
- Psalms 32:1Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.
- Psalms 130:4But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.
- Isaiah 1:18“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.
- Daniel 9:19O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”
- Acts 13:38Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins;
- Ephesians 1:7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
- 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Matthew 18:21Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
- Luke 7:40And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” So he said, “Teacher, say it.”
- Luke 11:4And forgive us our sins, For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.”
- Matthew 6:14“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
- Nehemiah 5:12So they said, “We will restore it, and will require nothing from them; we will do as you say.” Then I called the priests, and required an oath from them that they would do according to this promise.
- Mark 11:25“And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you 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.
Commentaries on Matthew 6:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12And forgive us our debts - Sin is represented here under the notion of a debt, and as our sins are many, they are called here debts. God made man that he might live to his glory, and gave him a law to walk by; and if, when he does any thing that tends not to glorify God, he contracts a debt with Divine Justice, how much more is he debtor when he breaks the law by actual transgression! It has been justly observed, "All the attributes of God are reasons of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 This passage contains the Lord‘s prayer, a composition unequalled for comprehensiveness and for beauty. It is supposed that some of these petitions were taken from those in common use among the Jews. Indeed some of them are still to be found in Jewish writings, but they did not exist in this beautiful combination. This prayer is given as a “model.” It is designed to express the “manner” in which we are to pray, evidently not the precise words…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 Christ saw it needful to show his disciples what must commonly be the matter and method of their prayer. Not that we are tied up to the use of this only, or of this always; yet, without doubt, it is very good to use it. It has much in a little; and it is used acceptably no further than it is used with understanding, and without being needlessly repeated. The petitions are six; the first three relate more expressly to God and his honour, the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12As we also have forgiven (see also Matthew 6:14–15; 18:21–35): Forgiving others shows that a person has repented and received new life from God. This makes our own forgiveness possible. Those who have experienced God’s forgiveness will also forgive. Jesus warns that people who refuse to forgive have not understood God’s mercy and may not have truly repented.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. And forgive us our debts--A vitally important view of sin, this--as an offense against God demanding reparation to His dishonored claims upon our absolute subjection. As the debtor in the creditor's hand, so is the sinner in the hands of God. This idea of sin had indeed come up before in this discourse--in the warning to agree with our adversary quickly, in case of sentence being passed upon us, adjudging us to payment of the last farthing, and to…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 6
- 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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