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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Matthew 6:12
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| forgive | ἄφες | aphes | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| debts | ὀφειλήματα | opheilēmata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3783 a debt, offense, sin |
| as | Ὡς | Hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| we | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| also | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| have forgiven | ἀφήκαμεν | aphēkamen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| debtors | ὀφειλέταις | opheiletais | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3781 a debtor, sinner |
Matthew 6:13
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| lead | εἰσενέγκῃς | eisenenkēs | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1533 I lead into, bring in |
| us | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| temptation | πειρασμόν | peirasmon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3986 trial, testing, temptation |
| but | Ἀλλὰ | Alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| deliver | ῥῦσαι | rhysai | Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular | G4506 I rescue |
| us | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| evil | πονηροῦ | ponērou | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4190 evil, bad, wicked |
Matthew 6:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| if | Ἐὰν | Ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| you forgive | ἀφῆτε | aphēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit |
| men | ἀνθρώποις | anthrōpois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| trespasses | παραπτώματα | paraptōmata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3900 a falling away, sin |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| heavenly | οὐράνιος | ouranios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3770 heavenly |
| Father | Πατὴρ | Patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| will also forgive | ἀφήσει | aphēsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
Matthew 6:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| you do not forgive | ἀφῆτε | aphēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit |
| men | ἀνθρώποις | anthrōpois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| trespasses | παραπτώματα | paraptōmata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3900 a falling away, sin |
| neither | οὐδὲ | oude | Adverb | G3761 neither, nor, not even |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| Father | Πατὴρ | Patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| forgive | ἀφήσει | aphēsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit |
| yours | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.