Where is it in the Bible?
Mark 11:25
25And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.
In other translations
- ESV
- 25And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
- NLT
- 25But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.
- CSB
- 25And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your wrongdoing.
- KJV
- 25And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
The surrounding passage
Mark 11:23–27, King James Version
23For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
27And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
Context
The day after Jesus cursed a fig tree, he and his disciples pass it and find it withered (11:20–21). Jesus uses it to teach about faith and prayer (11:22–24), and adds this instruction: prayer goes together with forgiving others.
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