Bible Cross References
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Matthew 6:12
Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us.
Matthew 7:2
for God will judge you in the same way you judge others, and he will apply to you the same rules you apply to others.
Matthew 18:21-35
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Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?"
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"No, not seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven,
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because the Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who decided to check on his servants' accounts.
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He had just begun to do so when one of them was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.
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The servant did not have enough to pay his debt, so the king ordered him to be sold as a slave, with his wife and his children and all that he had, in order to pay the debt.
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The servant fell on his knees before the king. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay you everything!'
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The king felt sorry for him, so he forgave him the debt and let him go.
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"Then the man went out and met one of his fellow servants who owed him a few dollars. He grabbed him and started choking him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he said.
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His fellow servant fell down and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back!'
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But he refused; instead, he had him thrown into jail until he should pay the debt.
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When the other servants saw what had happened, they were very upset and went to the king and told him everything.
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So he called the servant in. 'You worthless slave!' he said. 'I forgave you the whole amount you owed me, just because you asked me to.
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You should have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you.'
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The king was very angry, and he sent the servant to jail to be punished until he should pay back the whole amount."
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And Jesus concluded, "That is how my Father in heaven will treat every one of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."
Proverbs 21:13
If you refuse to listen to the cry of the poor, your own cry for help will not be heard.
Mark 11:25
And when you stand and pray, forgive anything you may have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive the wrongs you have done."
Mark 11:26
Ephesians 4:32
Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to one another, and forgive one another, as God has forgiven you through Christ.
Colossians 3:13
Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you.
James 2:13
For God will not show mercy when he judges the person who has not been merciful; but mercy triumphs over judgment.
1 John 3:10
Here is the clear difference between God's children and the Devil's children: those who do not do what is right or do not love others are not God's children.