Month: May 2021

“And forgive us the wrong we have done, as we forgive those who have wronged us (New American Bible).”  “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors (New Revised Standard Version).”  “And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us (Original Revised Standard Version).”

Each translation seems to give us a view from a slightly different angle.  The first one focuses on the sins we’ve committed against God, and the sins others have committed against us.  Violations of God’s commandments. The second one emphasizes the repentance we owe to God, and the repentance owed to us by others.  A kind of spiritual accounting. The third one highlights the boundaries we have crossed in our offenses against God, and the boundaries others have crossed in offending us. Entering places where we don’t belong.