“Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.”
- Date
- 1611
- Attribution
- Source identified
- Voice / speaker
- Reported speaker · Jesus
- English wording
- King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
What does this quote mean?
The short instruction treats forgiveness as a practice rather than merely a feeling: release is something a person does in response to another person’s fault.
Where does it come from?
Luke 6:37 in the King James Version; excerpt from the verse’s instruction about judgment and forgiveness.
Who voices the line?
Reported speaker · Jesus. Luke 6:37 in the King James Version preserves this wording as reported speech. The biblical passage remains the textual source while Jesus is stored as the local reported speaker.
The source author and the local speaker can be different, especially in fiction, drama, dialogue and poetry.
How should this attribution be read?
This wording is connected with the named source shown above. Translations and editions can vary, so consult the source note when exact wording matters.