Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation You cannot expect the Lord to pardon you while you are holding a grudge against someone else. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Man to man reserveth anger, and doth he seek remedy of God? Sirach 28:1He that seeketh to revenge himself, shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance. Sirach 28:2 Forgive thy neighbour if he hath hurt thee: and then shall thy sins be forgiven to thee when thou prayest. Sirach 28:4 He hath no mercy on a man like himself, and doth he entreat for his own sins? Sirach 28:5 He that is but flesh, nourisheth anger, and doth he ask forgiveness of God? who shall obtain pardon for his sins? Context Sirach 28…2Forgive thy neighbour if he hath hurt thee: and then shall thy sins be forgiven to thee when thou prayest. 3Man to man reserveth anger, and doth he seek remedy of God? 4He hath no mercy on a man like himself, and doth he entreat for his own sins?… Cross References Sirach 28:1 He that seeketh to revenge himself, shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance. Sirach 28:2 Forgive thy neighbour if he hath hurt thee: and then shall thy sins be forgiven to thee when thou prayest. Sirach 28:4 He hath no mercy on a man like himself, and doth he entreat for his own sins? Sirach 28:5 He that is but flesh, nourisheth anger, and doth he ask forgiveness of God? who shall obtain pardon for his sins? |
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