Matthew 6:14
For, if ye forgive men their faults, Your Father who is in the heavens, will forgive, even you;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
In Context
13And bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.
15But, if ye forgive not men [their faults], neither will your Father forgive, your faults.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:13He that shutteth his ear from the cry of the poor, even he, shall call, and not be answered.
Matthew 7:2For, with what judgment ye judge, shall ye be judged,—and, with what measure ye mete, shall it be measured unto you.
Mark 11:25And, when ye stand praying, forgive, if aught ye have against any,—that, your Father also, who is in the heavens, may forgive you your offences.
Colossians 3:13Bearing one with another, and in favour forgiving one another—if any, against any, have a complaint,—according as, the Lord, in favour forgave you, so also ye;
1 John 3:10Herein, are, manifest, the children of God, and the children of the adversary: Whoever is not doing righteousness, is not of God, nor yet he that is not loving his brother.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 6:10-16
The Sermon on the Mount. 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye… Read the whole commentary →