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Matthew 6

Matthew 6:12

The Lord’s Prayer · Matthew 6:5–15
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Translations

Modern
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Traditional
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Literal
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Latin
…et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.

Original

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

Notes

Matthew 6:12

As 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.

Matthew 6:9–13

The Lord’s Prayer is similar to a typical Jewish prayer called the qaddish. Jesus taught this prayer to his disciples as a brief summary of their new faith.

Events

Parallels

Luke 11:1–4

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Creation Debt Forgiveness Gospel of Matthew Heal, Healing Jesus Christ Jesus Christ, Teachings of Lord’s Prayer, the Moses Prayer Reward

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