Matthew 6:12 (LSB)

Passage

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.

Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.

Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Matthew 6:13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’]

Matthew 6:14 For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "forgive", "debts", "forgiven", and "debtors". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "forgive" and "debts", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Give us this day our daily bread..." into verse 13's "And do not lead us into temptation...", so "forgive" and "debts" 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 "debts" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.