Matthew 6:14

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Matthew 6:14-15

God's Forgiveness for Sins Matthew 6:14-15 ; Matthew 18:21-35 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The question which the words of our first text propound, is, Is forgiveness conditional? In answering this query we would say three things. 1. These words concerning forgiveness are spoken strictly to saints. Christ is not telling sinners about how they obtain pardon from their sins, but He is speaking to a covenant people; He is speaking unto those who can rightly address Him as, "Our Father, who art in... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:1-18

The Importance of Their Worship And ‘Religious’ Service Being Genuine (6:1-18). Among the Jews almsgiving, prayer and fasting were seen as the basics of a godly life, and as being evidence of a life that was pleasing to God. For example in Tob 12:8 (a Jewish writing) we read, ‘prayer is good when it is accompanied by fasting, almsgiving, and righteousness’ (note the differing order from Jesus, Who valued righteousness and almsgiving above fasting). The principle in mind was clearly correct,... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:1-34

THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS. THE FULFILMENT OF THE INSTRUCTION OF YHWH AND OF THE PROPHETIC HOPES (5:17-7:12). Having revealed how God has worked in His disciples in a life-transforming way in Matthew 5:3-9, and having shown them that they are to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world in Matthew 5:13-16, Jesus now goes into detail about what that will involve, and how it will lead up to the final consummation, that is to the fulfilment of the Law (the Torah - The Instruction of God)... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:9-15

How To Pray - The Lord’s Prayer (6:9-15). The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-15 ). We should note in using the description ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ that this is not to be seen as how the Lord Himself actually prayed, although He no doubt followed much of this pattern in as far as it applied to Him. This was a prayer give by Him to His disciples telling them how they should pray. For instance Jesus would always pray ‘My Father’, for His relationship with His Father was unique. The disciples were always... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:14-15

For if you forgive men their trespasses, Your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, Neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Jesus then adds a rider, stressing the kind of people that they must be if their Father is to have dealings with them in a continuing forgiveness (note the emphasis of His words here on God as their Father). If they are to see God as their Father, and enjoy His continual forgiveness, they must be those who, like... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:1-18

Matthew 6:1-Job : . The “ fulfilled” Law in Relation to the Life of the Pharisees.— Mt. only, though the digression on Prayer ( Matthew 6:7-Ezra :) has parallels in Lk. Matthew 6:1 is a general warning; three aspects of the mechanical “ righteousness” that is “ done” are given in detail in the following verses. Beneath the apparent contrast with Matthew 5:16 is an underlying unity. Matthew 6:2-Numbers : . Almsgiving.— This practice was not enjoined in the Law; it was a work of supererogation... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 6:14-15

Not that our mere forgiving our brethren the injuries done unto us is all that God requireth of us in order to the forgiveness we expect from him, the contrary is plain from several other texts, John 3:18,John 3:36; Acts 2:38; Acts 16:31 &c.; but that without this forgiveness of our brethren, God will not forgive us, Matthew 18:35. It is one piece of that obedience which we owe to God, and also of our gratitude, without the performance of which it is vain for us to hope for forgiveness from... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 6:1-18

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 6:1. Alms.—Righteousness (R.V.) is probably correct and shows the connection between this chapter and the preceding, better than “alms.” In ch. Matthew 5:20, the disciples are told that their “righteousness” is to exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees. This is explained at length in what follows; in the preceding chapter, as regards the actions themselves; in the present, as regards the motives and manner of performing them. Almsgiving, in the language of the later... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 6:14-15

DISCOURSE: 1319A FORGIVING SPIRIT NECESSARY TO OUR ACCEPTANCE WITH GODMatthew 6:14-15. 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.THE different petitions of the Lord’s Prayer are collected from different parts of the Old Testament, and concentered so as to form a concise and comprehensive summary of all that we need to pray for. But there is annexed to one of the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:1-34

Tonight let's take a look at Matthew, chapter six. We are in the section of the book of Matthew that is commonly called the Sermon on the Mount because it was delivered to the disciples of Jesus on the mountainside there above the Sea of Galilee. "Seeing the multitudes, he went into a mountain: and he was set, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth and he taught them, saying," ( Matthew 5:1-2 ).So the first thing we note is that this Sermon on the Mount is not for general world... read more

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