Matthew 6:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:12-15

The Lord's Prayer (part 3). Having considered three of the seven petitions of this wonderful prayer, we come to consider those remaining, which have reference to the forgiveness of evil and deliverance from the evil one. I. THE FORGIVENESS OF EVIL . 1 . We need this. 2 . It is conditionally promised. II. DEFENCE AGAINST THE EVIL ONE . 1 . Lead us not , into temptation. 2 . Deliver us from the evil one. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:14-15

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, etc. Matthew only. To insert the reason for having said, in the Lord's Prayer, "as we forgive our debtors," emphasizes the necessity of such forgiveness. Trespasses ; παραπτώματα , not ὀφειλήματα (verse 12). Our Lord uses a word which would forbid any limitation to pecuniary matters. Their trespasses. Omitted by Tischendorf, and bracketed by Westcott and Hort. The omission more sharply contrasts "men" and "your Father." read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 6:14-15

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... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 6:14

Matthew 6:14. If ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you We are not to infer from this, that the forgiving of injuries alone will entitle us to pardon. Surely not. Repentance toward God, and fruits worthy of repentance, as also faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, working by love, overcoming the world, and purifying the heart, are absolutely necessary, as is frequently stated elsewhere in the discourses of our Lord, and in the writings of the apostles and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:1-18

41. Giving, praying and fasting (Matthew 6:1-18; Luke 11:1-4)If the followers of Jesus give help to the needy with the aim of winning people’s praise, their giving is of no value in God’s sight. They will have their reward in the praise they seek, but will miss out on any reward from God. They should keep matters of giving secret from even their closest friends (Matthew 6:1-4).Prayer also is a private matter. Believers do not need to make a show of prayerful zeal, as if their heavenly Father... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 6:14

if. Implying a contingency. Greek. ean (with Subj.) See App-118 . Forgiveness was conditional in that dispensation of the kingdom. trespasses = lapses, varying in degree. Greek plural of paraptoma . heavenly. Here the emphasis is on Father, the adjective ouranios being used, instead of the noun, in regimen. It occurs only here, verses: Matthew 6:26 , Matthew 6:32 , Matthew 6:13 , Luke 2:13 , Acts 26:19 ; and in the critical texts, additional in Matthew 5:48 ; Matthew 18:35 ; Matthew 23:9... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 6:14

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.This is a reiteration of the divine prerequisite for forgiveness, namely, a forgiving heart. This is an absolute condition. True, Luke quoted our Lord as saying, "If he repent, forgive him" (Luke 17:3); but this applies specifically in those cases where a brother is tempted to withhold forgiveness even from one who has... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 6:14-15

Matthew 6:14-15. For if ye forgive, &c.— From what our Lord here says, we are not to imagine that the forgiving of injuries will entitle us to pardon: it only places us in a condition to receive it through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ. However, all negative declarations being in their own nature absolute, he who does not forgive never shall be forgiven, as it is in the 15th verse. Behold then the necessity of forgiving all kinds of injuries established by the Lord Jesus Christ... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 6:14

14. For if ye forgive men, &c.—See on Matthew 6:12. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 6:1-18

Righteousness and the Father 6:1-18Jesus moved from correcting popular misinterpretations of selected Old Testament texts that speak of righteous conduct (Matthew 5:17-48) to correcting popular misconceptions about righteous conduct. He moved from ethical distinctions to the practice of religion. Throughout this entire section proper motivation for actions is a constant emphasis. read more

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