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Matthew 18:22
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“I tell you, not as many as seven,”
Iesus saith vnto him, I say not vnto thee, Untill seuen times: but, Untill seuentie times seuen.
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy-seven times.
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.
Jesus answered him, "I say to you, not up to seven times, but seventy times seven.
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
Jesus *said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
Jesus answered, "I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
Jesus answered: Not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
"No, not seven times," answered Yeshua, "but seventy times seven!
Jesus says to him, I say not to thee until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
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.
Jesus said to him, I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
"No, not seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven,
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven!
Jesus said to him, I do not say to you, Until seven times, but, Until seventy times seven.
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.
Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven.
Yeshua said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
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Jeshu said to him, I say not to thee, Until seven, but, Until seventy times seven and seven. [fn]
Jesus said to him: I do not say to thee, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
Iesus sayth vnto hym, I say not vnto thee vntyll seuen tymes: but, vntyll seuentie tymes seuen.
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.
Jesus said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
Till seven times? Jesus saith to him, I say not unto thee, till seven times, but till seventy times seven.
"I do not say seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven times.
Whether til seuen tymes? Jhesus seith to hym, Y seie not to thee, til seuene sithis; but til seuenti sithis seuene sithis.
Jesus says to him, I do not say to you, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.
Jesus saith to him, I say not to thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
"No, not seven times," Jesus replied, "but seventy times seven!
Jesus said to him, "I tell you, not seven times but seventy times seven!
Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.
Jesus saith to him - I say not unto thee, unto, seven, times, but, until seventy times seven.
Jesus saith to him: I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven times.
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.
Iesus sayd vnto him: I saye not vnto the seven tymes: but seventy tymes seven tymes.
Jesus saith to him, `I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.
Iesus saide vnto hi: I saye not vnto ye seue tymes, but seuetie tymes seuen tymes.
Jesus answered, I tell thee not only seven: but seventy times seven.
Jesus replied, "Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven.
Jesus replied, "No Pete, not seven times—every time!"
Contextual Overview
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
Againe the Lord appeared vnto him in the plaine of Mamre, as he sate in his tent doore about the heate of the day.
And he lift vp his eyes, and looked: and lo, three men stoode by him, and when he sawe them, he ranne to meete them from the tent doore, and bowed himselfe to the grounde.
Afterwarde the men did rise vp from thence and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
And in the euening there came two Angels to Sodom: and Lot sate at the gate of Sodom, and Lot sawe them, and rose vp to meete them, and he bowed himselfe with his face to the ground.
Therefore he minded to destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stand in the breach before him to turne away his wrath, least he shoulde destroy them.
Then sayde the Lord vnto me, Though Moses and Samuel stoode before mee, yet mine affection coulde not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them depart.
Shall euill be recompensed for good? for they haue digged a pit for my soule: remember that I stood before thee, to speake good for the, and to turne away thy wrath from them.
And I sought for a man among them, that should make vp the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none.
But he being full of the holy Ghost, looked stedfastly into heauen, and sawe the glory of God, & Iesus standing at the right hand of God,
I Exhort therefore, that first of all supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giuing of thanks be made 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.
