Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” New Living Translation Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?” English Standard Version Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Berean Standard Bible Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Berean Literal Bible Then Peter having come, said to Him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?" King James Bible Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? New King James Version Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” New American Standard Bible Then Peter came up and said to Him, “Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me and I still forgive him? Up to seven times?” NASB 1995 Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” NASB 1977 Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Legacy Standard Bible Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Amplified Bible Then Peter came to Him and asked, “Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I forgive him and let it go? Up to seven times?” Christian Standard Bible Then Peter approached him and asked, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? As many as seven times? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how many times could my brother sin against me and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” American Standard Version Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? Aramaic Bible in Plain English Then Kaypha approached him, and he said, “My Lord, “If my brother commits an offense against me, how many times shall I forgive him? Seven times?” Contemporary English Version Peter came up to the Lord and asked, "How many times should I forgive someone who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?" Douay-Rheims Bible Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? English Revised Version Then came Peter, and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Peter came to Jesus and asked him, "Lord, how often do I have to forgive a believer who wrongs me? Seven times?" Good News Translation Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?" International Standard Version Then Peter came up and asked him, "Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and I have to forgive him? Seven times?" Literal Standard Version Then Peter having come near to Him, said, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him—until seven times?” Majority Standard Bible Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” New American Bible Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” NET Bible Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?" New Revised Standard Version Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” New Heart English Bible Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how often can my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" Webster's Bible Translation Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Weymouth New Testament At this point Peter came to Him with the question, "Master, how often shall my brother act wrongly towards me and I forgive him? seven times?" World English Bible Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?” Young's Literal Translation Then Peter having come near to him, said, 'Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him -- till seven times?' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Unforgiving Servant20For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.” 21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” 22Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!… Cross References Matthew 18:15 If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. Luke 17:4 Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." Treasury of Scripture Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? till. Matthew 18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Luke 17:3,4 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him… Jump to Previous Act Forgive Forgiveness Jesus Master Oft Often Peter Point Question Seven Sin Sins Sir Times Towards Wrong WronglyJump to Next Act Forgive Forgiveness Jesus Master Oft Often Peter Point Question Seven Sin Sins Sir Times Towards Wrong WronglyMatthew 18 1. Jesus warns his disciples to be humble and harmless,7. to avoid offenses, 10. and not to despise the little ones; 15. teaches how we are to deal with our brothers when they offend us, 21. and how often to forgive them; 23. which he sets forth by a parable of the king who took account of his servants, 32. and punished him who showed no mercy to his fellow servant. (21) How oft shall my brother sin . . .?--The words of Matthew 18:15 had obviously told on the minds of the disciples, and had roused them to question with themselves. But they could not, all at once, take in the truth that the "commandment" was "exceeding broad." Surely, they thought, there must be some limit to this way of dealing with the brother who has sinned against us? And the sacred number suggested itself as the natural limit. Not, it may be conjectured, without a half-conscious reference to the words of the prophet (Amos 1:3), that "for three transgressions and for four" the punishment thereof should not be turned away, the Apostle made answer to his own question, "Until seven times?" as though the line must be drawn there.Verses 21-35. - The pardon of injuries, and the parable of the unmerciful servant. Verse 21. - Peter was greatly struck with what Christ had just said about reconciliation of enemies; and he wanted to know what limits were to be imposed on his generosity, especially, it might be, if the offender made no reparation for his offence, and acknowledged not his wrong doing. My brother. As ver. 15, fellow disciple, neighbour. Till seven times? Peter doubtless thought that he was unusually liberal and generous in proposing such a measure of forgiveness. Seven is the number of completeness and plurality, and our Lord had used it in giving his sentence about forgiveness: "If he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn to thee again," etc. (Luke 17:4). Some rabbis had fixed this limit from an erroneous interpretation of Amos 1:3; Amos 2:1. "For three transgressions, and for four," etc.; but the usual precept enjoined forgiveness of three offences only, drawing the line here, and having no pity for a fourth offence. Ben-Sira bids a man admonish an offending neighbour twice, but is silent as to any further forgiveness (Ecclus. 19:13-17). The Jews were very fond of defining and limiting moral obligations, as if they could be accurately prescribed by number. Christ demolishes this attempt to define by law the measure of grace. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek ThenΤότε (Tote) Adverb Strong's 5119: Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that. Peter Πέτρος (Petros) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle. came προσελθὼν (proselthōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4334: From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to. to [Jesus] αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. [and] asked, εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “Lord, Κύριε (Kyrie) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. how many times ποσάκις (posakis) Adverb Strong's 4212: How often, how many times. Multiplicative from posos; how many times. shall I forgive ἀφήσω (aphēsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 863: From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications. my ἐμὲ (eme) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. brother ἀδελφός (adelphos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote. who sins ἁμαρτήσει (hamartēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 264: Perhaps from a and the base of meros; properly, to miss the mark, i.e. to err, especially to sin. against εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. me? μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Up to ἕως (heōs) Preposition Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. seven times?” ἑπτάκις (heptakis) Adverb Strong's 2034: Seven times. Adverb from hepta; seven times. 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