Mark 11:26

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 11:26 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “[But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.]” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

[But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.]
Mark 11:26 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
26[But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.]

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But if ye do not forgive, etc..] Freely and fully, such as have trespassed against you, remit the debts they owe, and pass by the offences and injuries done you, and put up with every affront and indignity: neither will your heavenly Father forgive your trespasses; that is, such persons do not appear to have any true, or right notions of forgiveness; nor is there any evidence that their hearts are duly affected, or truly impressed with a sense of it; nor can they, upon their own principles and conduct, expect it: not but that to whomsoever God stands in the relation of a Father, and they are his children by adopting grace; these he pities and pardons, Christ's sake; the same covenant which…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:18-22. Mark 11:11 Into the temple - Not into the edifice properly called “the temple,” but into the “courts” which surrounded the principal edifice. Our Saviour, not being of the tribe of Levi, was not permitted to enter into the holy or most holy place; and when, therefore, it is said that he went into the “temple,” it is always to be understood of the “courts” surrounding the temple. See the notes at Matthew 21:12. And when he had looked round about upon all things - Having seen or examined everything. He saw the abominations and abuses which he afterward corrected. It may be a matter of wonder that he did not “at once” correct them,…”
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