King James Version
Matthew 6:15 in the King James Version says “But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
Matthew 6:15 · KJV
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
KJV Study — Public Domain
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
“trespasses”
G3900a side-slip (lapse or deviation), i.e., (unintentional) error or (wilful) transgression
“their”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“trespasses”
G3900a side-slip (lapse or deviation), i.e., (unintentional) error or (wilful) transgression
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