Matthew 6:12
King James Version
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
What did JESUS mean, when He mentioned the words "forgive", "debts", and "debtors"?
Was it literal debt, or symbolic debt?
Find out through these Bible versions:
Matthew 6:12
Amplified Bible
12 ‘And forgive us our [a]debts, as we have forgiven our debtors [letting go of both the wrong and the resentment].
Matthew 6:12
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven ([a]left, remitted, and let go of the debts, and have [b]given up resentment against) our debtors.
Matthew 6:12
Common English Bible
12 Forgive us for the ways we have wronged you,
just as we also forgive those who have wronged us.
Matthew 6:12
Complete Jewish Bible
12 Forgive us what we have done wrong,
as we too have forgiven those who have wronged us.
Matthew 6:12
Contemporary English Version
12 Forgive us for doing wrong,
as we forgive others.
Matthew 6:12
Easy-to-Read Version
12 Forgive our sins,
just as we have forgiven those who did wrong to us.
Matthew 6:12
Expanded Bible
12 Forgive us for our ·sins [L debts],
just as we have forgiven ·those who sinned against us [L our debtors; C sin is pictured as a debt owed].
Matthew 6:12
Good News Translation
12 Forgive us the wrongs we have done,
as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us.
Matthew 6:12
International Children’s Bible
12 Forgive the sins we have done,
just as we have forgiven those who did wrong to us.
Matthew 6:12
International Standard Version
12 and forgive us our sins,[a]
as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.
Matthew 6:12
J.B. Phillips New Testament
Forgive us what we owe to you, as we have also forgiven those who owe anything to us.
Matthew 6:12
Jubilee Bible 2000
12 And set us free from our debts, as we set free our debtors.
Matthew 6:12
Living Bible
12 and forgive us our sins, just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.
Matthew 6:12
New Life Version
12 Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Matthew 6:12
New Matthew Bible
12 And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us.
Matthew 6:12
New Testament for Everyone
12 and forgive us the things we owe,
as we too have forgiven what was owed to us.
Matthew 6:12
Worldwide English (New Testament)
12 "Forgive us for the wrong things we have done, the way we forgive those who have done wrong things to us.
In SUMMARY, "forgive" means:
let go
set free
left
remit
give up
In SUMMARY, "debts" to GOD mean:
the wrong and the resentment
resentment
the ways we have wronged you
what we have done wrong
for doing wrong
our sins
the wrongs we have done
the sins we have done
what we owe to you
our trespasses
the things we owe
the wrong things we have done
In SUMMARY, "debtors" mean:
those who have wronged us
those who did wrong to us
those who sinned against us
the wrongs that others have done to us
those who have sinned against us
those who owe anything to us
those who sin against us
them that trespass against us
what was owed to us
those who have done wrong things to us
More explanation about "debts" was explained by JESUS in Luke's gospel:
Luke 11:4
King James Version
4 And forgive us our sins;
for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
The key is FORGIVENESS.
If we ask JESUS for forgiveness, we must also forgive.
That our debts may be canceled by the LORD.
That we may be "set free" from sin, and all wrongdoing.
The Bible says, all of us have sinned.
Romans 3:23
King James Version
23 For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God;
Thus, ALL of us have debts.
And are debtors.
The GOOD news is that JESUS has canceled all the debts of sinners who believe in Him.
Colossians 2:13-14
King James Version
13 And you,
being dead in your sins
and the uncircumcision of your flesh,
hath he quickened together with him,
having forgiven you all trespasses;
14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances
that was against us,
which was contrary to us,
and took it out of the way,
nailing it to his cross;
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