KJV King James Version
And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
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Luke 17:4
And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
WEB World English Bible
If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”
ASV American Standard Version
And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and if seven times in the day he may sin against thee, and seven times in the day may turn back to thee, saying, I reform; thou shalt forgive him.’
Surrounding context — Luke 17
1 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe [unto him], through whom they come!
2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἐὰνG1437 · eanifἑπτάκιςG2034 · heptakisseven timesτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἡμέραςG2250 · hēmeradayἁμαρτήσῃG264 · hamartanōto sinεἰςG1519 · eistowardσὲG4771 · suyouκαὶG2532 · kaiandἑπτάκιςG2034 · heptakisseven timesἐπιστρέψῃG1994 · epistrephōto turnπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withσὲG4771 · suyouλέγων·G3004 · legōto sayμετανοῶ,G3340 · metanoeōto repentἀφήσειςG863 · aphiēmito release: leaveαὐτῷ.¶G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Colossians 3:12-13Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;Matthew 18:21-22Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?Romans 12:20Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.Matthew 6:14-15For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.Ephesians 4:31-32Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:Matthew 5:44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;1 Corinthians 13:4-7Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,Matthew 18:35So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.Matthew 18:16But if he will not hear [thee, then] take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.2 Thessalonians 3:13-14But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
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