Matthew 18:22

Bible in Basic English

Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“I tell you, not as many as seven,”

King James Version (1611)
Iesus saith vnto him, I say not vnto thee, Untill seuen times: but, Untill seuentie times seuen.

King James Version
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

English Standard Version
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.

New American Standard Bible
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy-seven times.

New Century Version
Jesus answered, "I tell you, you must forgive him more than seven times. You must forgive him even if he wrongs you seventy times seven.

Amplified Bible
Jesus answered him, "I say to you, not up to seven times, but seventy times seven.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Iesus said vnto him, I say not to thee, Vnto seuen times, but, Vnto seuentie times seuen times.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

Legacy Standard Bible
Jesus *said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

Berean Standard Bible
Jesus answered, "I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered: Not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

Complete Jewish Bible
"No, not seven times," answered Yeshua, "but seventy times seven!

Darby Translation
Jesus says to him, I say not to thee until seven times, but until seventy times seven.

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus answered, "I tell you, you must forgive them more than seven times. You must continue to forgive them even if they do wrong to you seventy-seven times.

George Lamsa Translation
Jesus said to him, I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

Good News Translation
"No, not seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven,

Lexham English Bible
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven!

Literal Translation
Jesus said to him, I do not say to you, Until seven times, but, Until seventy times seven.

American Standard Version
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.

Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.

International Standard Version
Jesus said to him, "I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!seventy times seven">[fn]Matthew 6:14; Mark 11:25; Colossians 3:13;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
Jeshu said to him, I say not to thee, Until seven, but, Until seventy times seven and seven. [fn]

Murdock Translation
Jesus said to him: I do not say to thee, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iesus sayth vnto hym, I say not vnto thee vntyll seuen tymes: but, vntyll seuentie tymes seuen.

English Revised Version
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.

World English Bible
Jesus said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Till seven times? Jesus saith to him, I say not unto thee, till seven times, but till seventy times seven.

Weymouth's New Testament
"I do not say seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven times.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whether til seuen tymes? Jhesus seith to hym, Y seie not to thee, til seuene sithis; but til seuenti sithis seuene sithis.

Update Bible Version
Jesus says to him, I do not say to you, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.

Webster's Bible Translation
Jesus saith to him, I say not to thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

New English Translation
Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!

New King James Version
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

New Living Translation
"No, not seven times," Jesus replied, "but seventy times seven!

New Life Bible
Jesus said to him, "I tell you, not seven times but seventy times seven!

New Revised Standard
Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Jesus saith to him - I say not unto thee, unto, seven, times, but, until seventy times seven.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Jesus saith to him: I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven times.

Revised Standard Version
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Iesus sayd vnto him: I saye not vnto the seven tymes: but seventy tymes seven tymes.

Young's Literal Translation
Jesus saith to him, `I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iesus saide vnto hi: I saye not vnto ye seue tymes, but seuetie tymes seuen tymes.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Jesus answered, I tell thee not only seven: but seventy times seven.

THE MESSAGE
Jesus replied, "Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus replied, "No Pete, not seven times—every time!"

Contextual Overview

²¹ Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times? ²² Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven. ²³ For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants. ²⁴ And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents. ²⁵ And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made. ²⁶ So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all. ²⁷ And the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, let him go, and made him free of the debt. ²⁸ But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt. ²⁹ So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you. ³⁰ And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

but: Matthew 6:11, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15, Isaiah 55:7, Micah 7:19, Mark 11:25, Mark 11:26, Romans 12:21, Ephesians 4:26, Ephesians 4:31, Ephesians 4:32, Ephesians 5:1, Colossians 3:13, 1 Timothy 2:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 4:24 - seventy Proverbs 19:11 - and Ecclesiastes 11:2 - seven Zechariah 8:23 - ten men Luke 17:4 - if

Cross-References

Genesis 18:1
Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day;

Genesis 18:2
And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;

Genesis 18:16
And the men went on from there in the direction of Sodom; and Abraham went with them on their way.

Genesis 19:1
And at nightfall the two angels came to Sodom; and Lot was seated at the way into the town: and when he saw them he got up and came before them, falling down on his face to the earth.

Psalms 106:23
And he was purposing to put an end to them if Moses, his special servant, had not gone up before him, between him and his people, turning back his wrath, to keep them from destruction.

Jeremiah 15:1
Then the Lord said to me, Even if Moses and Samuel came before me, I would have no desire for this people: send them away from before me, and let them go.

Jeremiah 18:20
Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.

Ezekiel 22:30
And I was looking for a man among them who would make up the wall and take his station in the broken place before me for the land, so that I might not send destruction on it: but there was no one.

Acts 7:55
But he was full of the Holy Spirit, and looking up to heaven, he saw the glory of God and Jesus at the right hand of God.

1 Timothy 2:1
My desire is, first of all, that you will make requests and prayers and give praise for all men;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee,.... Which is as if he had said, observe what I am about to say, I do not agree to what thou sayest to fix the number, "until seven times only", but

until seventy times seven; a certain number for an uncertain, see Genesis 4:24. Christ's meaning is, that a man should be all the days, and every day of his life, forgiving those that sin against him, as often as they repent and acknowledge their fault; and that no time is to be set for the exercise of the grace of forgiveness; but as often as there are objects and occasions, though ever so many and frequent, it should be used; and which he illustrates by the following parable.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Till seven times? - The Jews caught that a man was to forgive another three times, but not the fourth. Peter more than doubled this, and asked whether forgiveness was to be exercised to so great an extent.

I say not unto thee, Until seven times, but, Until seventy times seven - The meaning is, that we are not to limit our forgiveness to any fixed number of times. See Genesis 4:24. As often as a brother injures us and asks forgiveness, we are to forgive him. It is, indeed, his duty to ask forgiveness, Luke 17:4. If he does this, it is our duty to declare that we forgive him, and to treat him accordingly. If he does not ask us to forgive him, yet we are not at liberty to follow him with revenge and malice, but are still to treat him kindly and to do him good, Luke 10:30-37.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 18:22. Seventy times seven. — There is something very remarkable in these words, especially if collated with Genesis 4:24, where the very same words are used-"If any man kill LAMECH, he shall be avenged seventy times seven." The just God punishes sin in an exemplary manner. Sinful man, who is exposed to the stroke of Divine justice, should be abundant in forgiveness, especially as the merciful only shall find mercy. Matthew 5:7, and on Matthew 6:14; Matthew 6:15. The sum seventy times seven makes four hundred and ninety. Now an offence, properly such, is that which is given wantonly, maliciously, and without ANY PROVOCATION. It is my opinion, that, let a man search ever so accurately, he will not find that he has received, during the whole course of his life, four hundred and ninety such offences. If the man who receives the offence has given any cause for it, in that case, the half of the offence, at least, towards his brother, ceases.