Matthew 6:15 (GNV)

Passage

But if ye do not forgiue men their trespasses,, no more will your father forgiue you your trespaces.

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:13 And leade vs not into tentation, but deliuer vs from euill: for thine is the kingdome, and the power, and the glorie for euer. Amen.

Matthew 6:14 For if ye doe forgiue men their trespasses, your heauenly Father will also forgiue you.

Matthew 6:15 But if ye do not forgiue men their trespasses,, no more will your father forgiue you your trespaces.

Matthew 6:16 Moreouer, when ye fast, looke not sowre as the hypocrites: for they disfigure their faces, that they might seeme vnto men to fast. Verely I say vnto you, that they haue their rewarde.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "forgiue", "trespasses", "father", and "trespaces". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "forgiue" and "trespasses", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "For if ye doe forgiue men their..." into verse 16's "Moreouer when ye fast looke not sowre...", so "forgiue" and "trespasses" 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 "forgiue" and "trespasses" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.