12And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
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And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
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.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? …
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-15)When Christ had condemned what was amiss, he directs to do better; for his are reproofs of instruction. Because we know not what to pray for as we ought, he here helps our infirmities, by putting words into our mouths; after this manner therefore pray ye , Matt. 6:9. So many were the corruptions that had crept into this duty of prayer among the Jews, that Christ saw it needful to give a new direct…
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