Matthew 6:14 Cross References - Moffatt

¹⁴ For if you forgive men their trespasses, then your heavenly Father will forgive you;

¹² and forgive us our debts as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors,

² for as you judge so you will be judged, and the measure you deal out to others will be dealt out to yourselves.

²¹ Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often is my brother to sin against me and be forgiven? Up to seven times?" ²² Jesus said to him, "Seven times? I say, seventy times seven! ²³ That is why the Realm of heaven may be compared to a king who resolved to settle accounts with his servants. ²⁴ When he began the settlement, a debtor was brought in who owed him three million pounds; ²⁵ as he was unable to pay, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all he had, in payment of the sum. ²⁶ So the servant fell down and prayed him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you it all.' ²⁷ And out of pity for that servant his master released him and discharged his debt. ²⁸ But as that servant went away, he met one of his fellow-servants who owed him twenty pounds, and seizing him by the throat he said, 'Pay your debt!' ²⁹ So his fellow-servant fell down and implored him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you.' ³⁰ But he refused; he went and had him thrown into prison, till he should pay the debt. ³¹ Now when his fellow-servants saw what had happened they were greatly distressed, and they went and explained to their master all that had happened. ³² Then his master summoned him and said, 'You scoundrel of a servant! I discharged all that debt for you, because you implored me. ³³ Ought you not to have had mercy on your fellow-servant, as I had on you?' ³⁴ And in hot anger his master handed him over to the torturers, till he should pay him all the debt. ³⁵ My heavenly Father will do the same to you unless you each forgive your brother from the heart."

²⁵ Also, whenever you stand up to pray, if you have anything against anybody, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your trespasses."

³² be kind to each other, be tender-hearted, be generous to each other as God has been generous to you in Christ.

¹³ forbear and forgive each other in any case of complaint; as Christ forgave you, so must you forgive.

¹³ for the judgment will be merciless to the man who has shown no mercy — whereas the merciful life will triumph in the face of judgment.

¹⁰ Here is how the children of God and the children of the devil are recognized; anyone who does not practise righteousness does not belong to God, and neither does he who has no love for his brother.