Matthew 6:12 (YLT)

Passage

`And forgive us our debts, as also we forgive our debtors.

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:10 `Thy reign come: Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on the earth.

Matthew 6:11 `Our appointed bread give us to-day.

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

Matthew 6:13 `And mayest Thou not lead us to temptation, but deliver us from the evil, because Thine is the reign, and the power, and the glory--to the ages. Amen.

Matthew 6:14 `For, if ye may forgive men their trespasses He also will forgive you--your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "forgive", "debts", 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 "Our appointed bread give us to-day..." into verse 13's "And mayest Thou not lead us to...", 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.