Matthew 6:14

14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Matthew 6:14 in Other Translations

KJV
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
ESV
14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,
NLT
14 “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.
MSG
14 "In prayer there is a connection between what God does and what you do. You can't get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others.
CSB
14 "For if you forgive people their wrongdoing, your heavenly Father will forgive you as well.

Matthew 6:14 In-Context

12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
16 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Matthew 18:21-35; Mark 11:25,26; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:13
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