Matthew

Matthew 6:12–15

12And forgive us our debts,

as we also have forgiven our debtors.

13And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from the evil one.b’

14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

Footnotes

  • b 6:13 Or from evil; BYZ and TR include For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

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Matthew 6:12

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AndΚαὶKaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
forgiveἄφεςaphesVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularG863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
usἡμῖνhēminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
debtsὀφειλήματαopheilēmataNoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG3783 a debt, offense, sin
asὩςHōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
weἡμεῖςhēmeisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
alsoκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
have forgivenἀφήκαμενaphēkamenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
debtorsὀφειλέταιςopheiletaisNoun - Dative Masculine PluralG3781 a debtor, sinner

Matthew 6:13

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AndΚαὶKaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
leadεἰσενέγκῃςeisenenkēsVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person SingularG1533 I lead into, bring in
usἡμᾶςhēmasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
notμὴmēAdverbG3361 not, lest
intoεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
temptationπειρασμόνpeirasmonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3986 trial, testing, temptation
butἈλλὰAllaConjunctionG235 but, except
deliverῥῦσαιrhysaiVerb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person SingularG4506 I rescue
usἡμᾶςhēmasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
fromἀπὸapoPrepositionG575 from, away from
theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Neuter SingularG3588 the
evilπονηροῦponērouAdjective - Genitive Neuter SingularG4190 evil, bad, wicked

Matthew 6:14

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
ifἘὰνEanConjunctionG1437 if
you forgiveἀφῆτεaphēteVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralG863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisNoun - Dative Masculine PluralG444 a man, one of the human race
theirαὐτῶνautōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
trespassesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataNoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG3900 a falling away, sin
yourὑμῶνhymōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG3770 heavenly
FatherΠατὴρPatērNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3962 father, Father, ancestor
will also forgiveἀφήσειaphēseiVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
youὑμῖνhyminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you

Matthew 6:15

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ButδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
ifἐὰνeanConjunctionG1437 if
you do not forgiveἀφῆτεaphēteVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralG863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisNoun - Dative Masculine PluralG444 a man, one of the human race
theirαὐτῶνautōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
trespassesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataNoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG3900 a falling away, sin
neitherοὐδὲoudeAdverbG3761 neither, nor, not even
yourὑμῶνhymōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
FatherΠατὴρPatērNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3962 father, Father, ancestor
forgiveἀφήσειaphēseiVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
yoursὑμῶνhymōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralG4771 you

Cross-references

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Matthew 6:12 Ephesians 4:32 · Mark 11:25 · Ephesians 1:7 · Matthew 18:21–35 · Colossians 3:13 · 1 John 1:7–9 · Luke 11:4 · Luke 6:37 · Exodus 34:7 · Luke 17:3–5 · Psalm 32:1 · Psalm 130:4

Matthew 6:13 1 Corinthians 10:13 · John 17:15 · Matthew 26:41 · Revelation 7:14–17 · 2 Thessalonians 3:3 · Matthew 6:10 · Revelation 19:1 · Jeremiah 15:21 · 2 Peter 2:9 · 1 John 5:18–19 · Psalm 47:7 · 1 Chronicles 29:11

Matthew 6:14 Ephesians 4:32 · Mark 11:25 · Colossians 3:13 · Matthew 7:2 · James 2:13 · Matthew 18:21–35 · Matthew 6:12 · Proverbs 21:13 · 1 John 3:10

Matthew 6:15 Matthew 18:35

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.