Matthew 18:22

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.

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.

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.

Bible in Basic English
Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till 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 to Jesus and asked, "Lord, when someone won't stop doing wrong to me, how many times must I forgive them? Seven times?" ²² 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. ²³ "So God's kingdom is like a king who decided to collect the money his servants owed him. ²⁴ The king began to collect his money. One servant owed him several thousand pounds of silver. ²⁵ He was not able to pay the money to his master, the king. So the master ordered that he and everything he owned be sold, even his wife and children. The money would be used to pay the king what the servant owed. ²⁶ "But the servant fell on his knees and begged, ‘Be patient with me. I will pay you everything I owe.' ²⁷ The master felt sorry for him. So he told the servant he did not have to pay. He let him go free. ²⁸ "Later, that same servant found another servant who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him around the neck and said, ‘Pay me the money you owe me!' ²⁹ "The other servant fell on his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me. I will pay you everything I owe.' ³⁰ "But the first servant refused to be patient. He told the judge that the other servant owed him money, and that servant was put in jail until he could pay everything he owed.

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
Later, the Lord again appeared to Abraham near the oak trees of Mamre. It was the hottest part of the day, and Abraham was sitting at the door of his tent.

Genesis 18:2
He looked up and saw three men standing in front of him. When he saw the men, he ran to them and bowed before them.

Genesis 18:16
Then the men got up to leave. They looked toward Sodom and began walking in that direction. Abraham walked with them to send them on their way.

Genesis 19:1
That evening the two angels came to the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting near the city gates and saw them. He got up and went to them. He bowed to show respect and said, "Sirs, please come to my house, and I will serve you. There you can wash your feet and stay the night. Then tomorrow you can continue your journey." The angels answered, "No, we will stay the night in the city square."

Psalms 106:23
God wanted to destroy those people, but Moses, the leader he chose, stood in the way. God was very angry, but Moses begged him to stop, so God did not destroy the people.

Jeremiah 15:1
The Lord said to me, "Jeremiah, even if Moses and Samuel were here to pray for the people of Judah, I would not feel sorry for them. Send the people of Judah away from me! Tell them to go!

Jeremiah 18:20
I have done only good to them. It is not right for them to pay me back with evil. But they are preparing a death trap for me! Remember that I prayed to you for them. I asked only good for them. I tried to keep you from punishing them in anger.

Ezekiel 22:30
"I asked the people to change their lives and protect their country. I asked people to fix the walls. I wanted them to stand by those holes in the wall and fight to protect their city. But no one came to help!

Acts 7:55
But Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit. He looked up into heaven and saw the glory of God. And he saw Jesus standing at God's right side.

1 Timothy 2:1
First of all, I ask that you pray for all people. Ask God to bless them and give them what they need. And give thanks.

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.