in this way (referring to what precedes or follows) · adverb
shall
ποιήσειpoiēsei
G4160
to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person singular
my
μοῦmoû
G3450
of me
heavenly
ἐπουράνιοςepouránios
G2032
above the sky
Father
πατήρpatēr
G3962
a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
do
ποιέωpoiéō
G4160
to make or do (in a very wide application
also
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
unto you
ὑμῖνhymîn
G5213
to (with or by) you
if
ἐὰνean
G1437
a conditional particle · conditional particle
ye
ἀφῆτεaphēte
G863
an intensive form of · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural
from
ἀπὸapo
G575
"off · preposition
your
ὑμῶνhymōn
G5216
of (from or concerning) you
hearts
καρδιῶνkardiōn
G2588
the heart · noun — genitive plural feminine
forgive
ἀφίημιaphíēmi
G863
an intensive form of
not
μὴmē
G3361
(adverb) not · particle — negative
every one
ἕκαστοςhekastos
G1538
each or every · adjective — nominative singular masculine
his
αὐτοῦautou
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
brother
ἀδελφῷadelphō
G80
a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m… · noun — dative singular masculine
their
αὐτῶν.¶autōn
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
trespasses
παραπτώματαparaptōmata
G3900
a side-slip (lapse or deviation) · noun — accusative plural neuter
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
Matthew 6:14-15 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
James 2:13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Luke 6:37-38 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Mark 11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Proverbs 21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
Proverbs 21:13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Matthew 18:1–end
As there never was a greater pattern of humility, so there never was a greater preacher of it, than Christ; he took all occasions to command it, to commend it, to his disciples and followers.
I. The occasion of this discourse concerning humility was an unbecoming contest among the disciples for precedency; they came to him, saying, among themselves (for they were ashamed to ask him, Mar 9:34), Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? They mean not, who by character (then the question had been good, that they might know what graces and duties to excel in), but who by name. They had heard much, and preached much, of the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of the Messiah, his church in this wor…
So likewise--in this spirit, or on this principle.
shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Next: Matthew Chapter 19
John Gill on Matthew 18:35
So likewise shall my heavenly Father,.... This is the accommodation and application of the parable, and opens the design and intent of it; showing that God, who is Christ's Father, that is in heaven, will act in like manner towards all such persons, who are cruel and hard hearted to their brethren, and are of merciless and unforgiving spirits; for so it is said,
he will do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. The phrase, "their trespasses", is omitted by the Vulgate Latin, the Arabic, and the Ethiopic versions, but is in all the Greek copies; and designs not pecuniary debts, though these are to be forgiven, and not rigorously exacted in s…
Matthew 18:21-35
Matthew 18:21-35
Luke 17:4
21. Then Peter approaching him said, Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times? 22. Jesus saith to him, I say not to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven. 23. Therefore the kingdom of heaven is compared to a king, who wished to make a reckoning with his servants. 24. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought to him who owed ten thousand talents. 25. But as he was unable to pay, his master commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26. And that servant falling down, entreated him, saying, Master, have patience with me, and I…
The Church Fathers
That this may be made plainer, let us speak it in instances. If any one of you shall have committed an adultery, a homicide, or a sacrilege, these greater sins of ton thousand talents shall be remitted when you beg for it, if you also shall remit lesser offences to those that trespass against you. Also this, from your hearts, is added to take away all feigned reconciliations. Therefore the Lord's command to Peter under this similitude of the king and his servant who owed him ten thousand talents, and was forgiven by his lord upon his entreaty, is, that he also should forgive his fellow-servants their lesser trespasses.
(Verse 35) In this way, my heavenly Father will also do to you, unless each one of you forgives his brother from your heart. This is a frightening statement, if the divine judgment is turned and changed according to our own judgment. If we do not forgive our brothers for small offenses, God will not forgive us for great offenses. And because each one can say: I have nothing against him, he knows: he has God as judge, I do not care what he wants to do, I have forgiven him; he confirms his own judgment and destroys all pretense of false peace, saying: Unless each one of you forgives his brother from your heart.
(Serm. 83, 7.) or God says, Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven; (Luke 6:37.) I have first forgiven, forgive you then after Me; for if you forgive not, I will call you back, and will require again all that I had remitted to you. For Christ neither deceives nor is deceived; and He adds here, Thus will my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. It is better that you should cry out with your mouth, and forgive in your heart, than that you should speak smoothly, and be unrelenting in your heart For the Lord adds, From your hearts, to the end that though, out of affection you put him to discipline, yet gentleness should not depart out of your heart. What is more beneficial than the knife of the surgeon? He is rough with the sore that the man may be healed; should he be tender with the sore, the man were lost.
The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).
Dictionary and topics
Mercy — Compassion for the miserable. Its object is misery. By the atoning sacrifice of Christ a way is open for the exercise of mercy towards the sons of men, in harmony with the demands of truth and…
Brother · .mankind — .mankind
Charitableness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Creditor · OPPRESSIONS OF — OPPRESSIONS OF
Forgiveness · OF ENEMIES — OF ENEMIES
Forgiveness Of Injuries · Illustrated — Illustrated
Fraternity · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Kingdom Of Heaven · .To a king who — .To a king who
Malice · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Parables · Parables of christ: Unmerciful servant — Parables of christ: Unmerciful servant
Sincerity · Forgiveness of enemies must be sincere — Forgiveness of enemies must be sincere
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
