Matthew 6:15 (DRB)

Passage

But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your offences.

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen.

Matthew 6:14 For if you will forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father will forgive you also your offences.

Matthew 6:15 But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your offences.

Matthew 6:16 And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:17 But thou, when thou fastest anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "forgive", "neither", "father", and "offences". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "forgive" and "neither", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "For if you will forgive men their..." into verse 16's "And when you fast be not as...", so "forgive" and "neither" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "forgive" and "neither" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.