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Matthew 6:12

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “forgive” (ἀφήκαμεν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “forgive” (ἀφίεμεν) before the here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἄφεςaphesforgiveἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “forgive”, a single actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.This verse uses “forgive”.forgiveἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφειλήματαopheilēmatadebtsὀφείλημα (opheilēma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “debts”, the object formG3783a debt, offense, sin.debtsἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ourὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἀφήκαμενaphēkamento releaseἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “to release”, a single actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.This verse uses “release”.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφειλέταιςopheiletaisdebtorsὀφειλέτης (opheiletēs)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “debtors”, the to- or for-formG3781(a) a debtor, one who owes, one who is indebted, (b) one who has sinned against another (an Aramaism), a sinner.debtorsἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

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ἀφίεμενaphiemenforgiveἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “forgive”, a single actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.This verse uses “forgive”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Forgive us our debts , as we also forgive our debtors .

Darby Translation

and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors,

Douay-Rheims

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

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