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But if you don`t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
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A Non-Negotiable Condition
Commentators unanimously stress that forgiving others is not a suggestion but an absolute prerequisite for receiving God's forgiveness. Charles Spurgeon states there is 'no wriggling out of it,' explaining that a person who refuses to forgive is, in effect, refusing to be forgiven by God. This verse serves as a stark and direct condition.
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19th Century
Anglican
The condition implied in the Prayer itself is asserted more distinctly. As we have seen, it is not an arbitrary condition but the result of the ete…
Baptist
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will yo…
These verses reinforce the thought of the fifth petition (see comment on v.12). The repetition serves to stress the deep importance for the communi…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But if you forgive not men their trespasses On the other hand, where men are not of a forgiving temper to their fell…
Presbyterian
Christ saw it necessary to show His disciples what must commonly be the subject and method of their prayer. Not that we are restricted to the use o…
13th Century
Catholic
Therefore, this is how you shall pray. Above, the Lord taught the manner of praying: namely, that we avoid both the vanit…
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