Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. When thou forgivest, the man who has pierced thy heart stands to thee in the relation of the sea-worm that perforates the shell of the mussel, which straightway closes the wound with a pearl. Bishop Andrewes observes, "David compares his enemies, not to wasps, but to bees (Psalm 118:12), inasmuch as, if they have a sting, yet they have honey also, as ministering to his comfort before God." Parallel Verses KJV: And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. |
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