KJV King James Version
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
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Matthew 18:21
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
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BSB 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?”
WEB 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?”
ASV 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?
YLT 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?’
Surrounding context — Matthew 18
18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
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ΤότεG5119 · totethenπροσελθὼνG4334 · proserchomaito come near/agreeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠέτροςG4074 · PetrosPeterεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayκύριε,G2962 · kurioslord: GodποσάκιςG4212 · posakishow often!ἁμαρτήσειG264 · hamartanōto sinεἰςG1519 · eistowardἐμὲG1473 · egōI/weὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφόςG80 · adelphosbrotherμουG3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀφήσωG863 · aphiēmito release: leaveαὐτῷ;G846 · autosit/s/heἕωςG2193 · heōsuntilἑπτάκις;¶G2034 · heptakisseven times
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