Matthew 6:14

King James Version

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Contextual Overview

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Matthew 6:12, Matthew 7:2, Matthew 18:21-35, Proverbs 21:13, Mark 11:25, Mark 11:26, Ephesians 4:32, Colossians 3:13, James 2:13, 1 John 3:10

Reciprocal: Genesis 50:17 - Forgive Genesis 50:21 - I will nourish Exodus 22:9 - for all manner of trespass Exodus 34:7 - forgiving Deuteronomy 15:2 - exact it Deuteronomy 15:15 - General Joshua 22:15 - General Proverbs 11:17 - merciful Malachi 1:6 - if then Matthew 5:7 - are Matthew 6:9 - Our Matthew 7:24 - whosoever Matthew 18:22 - but Matthew 18:35 - do Luke 6:37 - forgive Luke 11:4 - for Luke 11:13 - heavenly Luke 15:18 - Father Luke 17:4 - I repent 1 Thessalonians 3:11 - God 1 Timothy 2:8 - without Philemon 1:12 - thou James 5:9 - lest

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Gill's Notes on the Bible

For if ye forgive men their trespasses,.... Christ here refers to the petition in Matthew 6:12 which is enforced with this reason and argument, "as", or "for", so Luke 11:4 "we forgive our debtors"; which he repeats and explains: and the reason why he singles out this particularly is, because he knew the Jews were a people very subject to revenge; and were very hardly brought to forgive any injuries done them: wherefore Christ presses it upon them closely to "forgive men their trespasses"; all sorts of injuries done them, or offences given them, whether by word or deed; and that fully, freely, from the heart; forgetting, as well as forgiving; not upbraiding them with former offences; and even without asking pardon, and though there might be no appearance of repentance. Now to this he encourages by saying,

your heavenly Father will also forgive you; will hear your prayers, and manifest his forgiving love to you: not that the forgiveness of others is the procuring cause of forgiveness with God, which is the blood of Christ; or of the manifestation and application of it, that is, the advocacy of Christ; nor the moving cause of it, that is, the free grace of God: but this enters into the character, and is descriptive of the persons, to whom God is pleased to make a comfortable discovery, and give a delightful sense of his pardoning grace; such persons, so disposed and assisted by his grace, may expect it of him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For if ye forgive men their trespasses - If ye forgive others when they offend or injure you.

Your heavenly Father will also forgive you - This is constantly required in the Bible. See the notes at Matthew 6:12. Our Saviour says we should forgive even if the offence be committed seventy times seven times, Matthew 18:22. By this is meant, that when a man asks forgiveness, we are cordially and forever to pardon the offence; we are to declare our willingness to forgive him. If he does not ask forgiveness, yet we are still to treat him kindly; not to harbor malice, not to speak ill of him, to be ready to do him good, and be always prepared to declare him forgiven when he asks it, and if we are not ready and willing to forgive him; we are assured that God will not forgive us.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 6:14. If ye forgive men — He who shows mercy to men receives mercy from God. For a king to forgive his subjects a hundred millions of treasons against his person and authority, on this one condition, that they wilt henceforth live peaceably with him and with each other, is what we shall never see; and yet this is but the shadow of that which Christ promises on his Father's part to all true penitents. A man can have little regard for his salvation, who refuses to have it on such advantageous terms. See Quesnel.