Jesus continues to teach his disciples. This event began in [Matthew 5:1](../05/01.md).
All instances of "we," "us," and "our" refer to the crowd that Jesus is addressing (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])

## debts ##

A debt is what one person owes another. This is a metaphor for sins. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## debtors ##

A debtor is a person who owes debts to another. This is a metaphor for sinners.