Luke 17:4
And if he shall offend against thee seven times in a day, and, seven times in a day, shall turn himself to thee, and say, I repent; forgive him.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
3Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother transgress, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
5And the Legates said to our Lord: Increase our faith.
Cross References
Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors:
Matthew 18:16But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Matthew 18:35So will my Father who is in heaven do to you, unless ye from your heart forgive each his brother his offence.
1 Corinthians 13:4Love is long-suffering, and is kind; love is not envious; love is not boisterous; and is not inflated;
Colossians 3:12Therefore, holy and beloved, as the elect of God, put ye on compassions, and tenderness, and suavity, and humbleness of mind, and gentleness, and long suffering.
Matthew Henry on Luke 17:2-11
The Treatment of Offences. 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… Read the whole commentary →