Matthew 6:12 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 6:12

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

KJV

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And forgive us our debts,.... Nothing is more frequent in the Jewish writings than to call sins חובי, "debts"; and the phrase, of forgiving, is used both of God and men.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

In suing out the pardon of our sins, the great plea we have to rely upon is the satisfaction that was made to the justice of God for the sin of man, by the dying of the Lord Jesus our Surety, or rather Bail to the action, that undertook our discharge. (2.) An argument to enforce this petition; as we forgive our debtors. This is not a plea of merit, but a plea of grace.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And 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!

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But by embodying it in this brief model of acceptable prayer, and as the first of three petitions more or less bearing upon sin, our Lord teaches us, in the most emphatic manner conceivable, to regard this view of sin as the primary and fundamental one.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἄφες	aphes	do forgive	G863 →
ἡμῖν	hēmin	us	G3165 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ὀφειλήματα	opheilēmata	debts	G3783 →
ἡμῶν,	hēmōn	of us,	G3165 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	we ourselves	G3165 →
ἀφήκαμεν	aphēkamen	forgive	G863 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
ὀφειλέταις	opheiletais	debtors	G3781 →
ἡμῶν·	hēmōn	of us;	G3165 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

G863aphesdo forgive143×

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 4:32
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
leads to
- Matthew 6:14–15
  For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Mark 11:25
  And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Colossians 3:12–13
  Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- 1 Peter 3:8–9
  Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
Through
Colossians 3:13
Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:32
  Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- James 2:13
  For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Through
Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
leads to
- 1 Peter 2:24
  He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- Romans 3:24
  and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.