Luke 17:4
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New International Version (©1984)
If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, 'I repent,' forgive him."

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' forgive him."

International Standard Version (©2008)
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."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Even if he wrongs you seven times in one day and comes back to you seven times and says that he is sorry, 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.

American King James Version
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.

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.

Bible in Basic English
And if he does you wrong seven times in a day, and seven times comes to you and says, I have regret for what I have done; let him have forgiveness.

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.

Darby Bible Translation
And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times should return to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

English Revised 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And if he shall trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day shall turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt 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.'

Geneva Study 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.

People's New Testament

17:3,4 If thy brother shall trespass against thee, rebuke him. See notes on Mt 18:15-22. Observe that kind rebuke, as well as forgiveness, is a duty.

Wesley's Notes

17:4 If he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day return, saying, I repent - That is, if he give sufficient proof that he does really repent, after having sinned ever so often, receive him just as if he had never sinned against thee. But this forgiveness is due only to real penitents. In a lower sense we are to forgive all, penitent or impenitent; (so as to bear them the sincerest good will, and to do them all the good we can;) and that not seven times only, but seventy times seven.

Scofield Reference Notes

Margin trespass

Sin. See Scofield Note: "Rom 3:23".

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

4. seven times-not a lower measure of the forgiving spirit than the "seventy times seven" enjoined on Peter, which was occasioned by his asking if he was to stop at seven times. "No," is the virtual answer, "though it come to seventy times that number, if only he ask forgiveness in sincerity."

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

17:1-10 It is no abatement of their guilt by whom an offence comes, nor will it lessen their punishment that offences will come. Faith in God's pardoning mercy, will enable us to get over the greatest difficulties in the way of forgiving our brethren. As with God nothing is impossible, so all things are possible to him that can believe. Our Lord showed his disciples their need of deep humility. The Lord has such a property in every creature, as no man can have in another; he cannot be in debt to them for their services, nor do they deserve any return from him.


Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" (NASB ©1995)

Acts Forgive Forgiveness Reform Regret Repent Returns Seven Sin Sins Sorry Times Towards Trespass Turn Turns Wrong Wrongly

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.

if. Mt 18:21,22,35 1Co 13:4-7 Eph 4:31,32 Col 3:12,13

I repent. Mt 5:44 6:12,14,15 18:16 Ro 12:20 2Th 3:13,14

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