Forgiving And Being Forgiven

Καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν. Ἐπειδὴ καὶ μετὰ τὸ βάπτισμα ἁμαρτάνομεν, ἱκετεύομεν ἵνα ἀφήσῃ ἡμῖν· οὕτω δὲ ἀφήσε ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς. Ἐὰν γὰρ μνησικακῶμεν, οὐκ ἀφήσει ἡμῖν · ἐμὲ γὰρ ἔχει ὁ Θεὸς παράδειγμα· καὶ ὁ ποιῶ ἐπ᾿ ἄλλῳ, ποιεῖ ἐπ' ἐμοί. Θεοφύλακτος Αχρίδος, Ἑρμηνεία Εἰς Τὸ Κατὰ Ματθαιον, Κεφαλὴ Ϛ' Source: Migne PG 123.205a

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. 1 Since even after baptism we sin, we pray that He might forgive us, and He forgives as we do, for if we are mindful of wrongs, He does not forgive us. God has me as an example, and as I do to another, He does to me. Theophylact of Ochrid, Commentary On The Gospel Of Saint Matthew, Chapter 6 1 Mt 6.12