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

33Wasn’t it necessary for you also to show mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed mercy to you?’ 34Enraged, the master handed him over to the torturers until he paid back all he owed. “So also My heavenly Father will do to you, unless each of you, from your hearts, forgives his brother.”

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 also have forgiven our debtors.
• Matthew 7:1“Stop judging, so that you may not be judged.
• Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, will also cry out but not be answered.
• Mark 11:26[footnote: Some mss. add: But if you don't forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions.]
• Luke 6:37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Pardon, and you will be pardoned.
• James 2:13For judgment is merciless to the one who does not show mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Proverbs 21:2All a man’s ways seem right in his own eyes, but Adonai weighs the heart.
• Jeremiah 3:10Yet after all this her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with her whole heart, but only insincerely,” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• Zechariah 7:12Indeed, they made their hearts as hard as flint preventing them from hearing the Torah or the words that Adonai-Tzva’ot sent by His Ruach through the former prophets. Consequently, great wrath came from Adonai-Tzva’ot.
• Luke 16:15But He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before the people, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable in God’s sight.”
• James 3:14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, 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 also strike her children with a deadly disease. Then all of Messiah’s communities will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will give to each 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