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12     and forgive us our debts,[a]
        as we forgive our debtors;(A)
13     and do not subject us to the final test,[b]
        but deliver us from the evil one.(B)

14 [c]If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 6:12 Forgive us our debts: the word debts is used metaphorically of sins, “debts” owed to God (see Lk 11:4). The request is probably for forgiveness at the final judgment.
  2. 6:13 Jewish apocalyptic writings speak of a period of severe trial before the end of the age, sometimes called the “messianic woes.” This petition asks that the disciples be spared that final test.
  3. 6:14–15 These verses reflect a set pattern called “Principles of Holy Law.” Human action now will be met by a corresponding action of God at the final judgment.

12 And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.(A)
13 And lead us not into temptation,[a](B)
    but deliver us from the evil one.[b](C)

14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:13 The Greek for temptation can also mean testing.
  2. Matthew 6:13 Or from evil; some late manuscripts one, / for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

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