Matthew 18:21
Then Cephas approached him, and said to him: My Lord, how many times, if my brother commit offence against me, shall I forgive him? up to seven times?
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
20For where two or three are assembled in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
22Jesus said to him: I do not say to thee, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
Cross References
Luke 17:3Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother transgress, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 18:16-21
The Removal of Offences. 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. 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. 17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican. 18 Verily I say unto you,… Read the whole commentary →