Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.” New Living Translation Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive.” English Standard Version and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” Berean Study Bible Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” Berean Literal Bible And if he should sin against you seven times in the day, and seven times should return to you, saying 'I repent,' you shall forgive him." King James Bible 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. New King James Version And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.” New American Standard Bible And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.” NASB 1995 “And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.” NASB 1977 “And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.” Amplified Bible Even if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him [that is, give up resentment and consider the offense recalled and annulled].” Christian Standard Bible And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” Holman Christian Standard Bible And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times, saying, I repent,’ you must forgive him.” 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “And if he sins against you seven times in a day and seven times in the day returns to you and says, 'I am sorry', forgive him.” Contemporary English Version Even if one of them mistreats you seven times in one day and says, "I am sorry," you should still forgive that person. Douay-Rheims Bible And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day be converted unto thee, saying, I repent; forgive him. Good News Translation If he sins against you seven times in one day, and each time he comes to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." International Standard Version Even if he sins against you seven times in a day and comes back to you seven times and says, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." Literal Standard Version and if seven times in the day he may sin against you, and seven times in the day may return to you, saying, I change my mind, you will forgive him.” New American Bible And if he wrongs you seven times in one day and returns to you seven times saying, ‘I am sorry,’ you should forgive him.” NET Bible Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." New Revised Standard Version And if the same person sins against you seven times a day, and turns back to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive.” New Heart English Bible And if he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." Weymouth New Testament and if seven times in a day he acts wrongly towards you, and seven times turns again to you and says, 'I am sorry,' you must forgive him." World English Bible If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him." 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.' Additional Translations ... Context Temptations and Trespasses…3Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” 5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”… Cross References Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?" Luke 17:5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" Treasury of Scripture And if he trespass against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to you, saying, I repent; you shall forgive him. if. Matthew 18:21,22,35 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? … 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, … Ephesians 4:31,32 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: … I repent. Matthew 5:44 But 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; Matthew 6:12,14,15 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors… Matthew 18:16 But 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.
(4) If he trespass against thee.--Better, if he sin. The better MSS. omit the words, "against thee," and so make the command more general, and the verb is the same as that in Matthew 18:21, the teaching of which is here manifestly reproduced. The outward form seems at first to present a somewhat lower standard of forgiveness, "seven times," instead of "seventy times seven." Here, however, it should be remembered that we have "seven times a day," and the meaning is obviously the same in both passages. No accumulation of offences, however often repeated, is to be allowed to bring us to the hardness which refuses to forgive when the offender says that he repents and asks forgiveness. Greek Evenκαὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. if ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. he sins ἁμαρτήσῃ (hamartēsē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive 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. you σὲ (se) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. seven times ἑπτάκις (heptakis) Adverb Strong's 2034: Seven times. Adverb from hepta; seven times. in a τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. day, ἡμέρας (hēmeras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. seven times ἑπτάκις (heptakis) Adverb Strong's 2034: Seven times. Adverb from hepta; seven times. returns ἐπιστρέψῃ (epistrepsē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1994: From epi and strepho; to revert. to say, λέγων (legōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ‘I repent,’ Μετανοῶ (Metanoō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 3340: From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider. you must forgive ἀφήσεις (aphēseis) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 863: From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications. him.” 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. Jump to Previous Acts Forgive Forgiveness Reform Regret Repent Returns Seven Sin Sins Sorry Times Towards Trespass Turn Turns Wrong WronglyJump to Next Acts Forgive Forgiveness Reform Regret Repent Returns Seven Sin Sins Sorry Times Towards Trespass Turn Turns Wrong WronglyLinks Luke 17:4 NIVLuke 17:4 NLT Luke 17:4 ESV Luke 17:4 NASB Luke 17:4 KJV Luke 17:4 BibleApps.com Luke 17:4 Biblia Paralela Luke 17:4 Chinese Bible Luke 17:4 French Bible Luke 17:4 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 17:4 If he sins against you seven times (Luke Lu Lk) |
   
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