Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Jesus replied, "I tell you, not [just] up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven [i.e., a large indefinite number of times].
New American Standard Bible
Jesus *said to him,
King James Version
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Jesus told him, "I tell you, not just seven times, but 77 times!
A Conservative Version
Jesus says to him, I say to thee, not until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
American Standard Version
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.
Amplified
Jesus answered him,
Anderson New Testament
Jesus said to him: I say to you, Not till seven times, but till seventy times seven.
Bible in Basic English
Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven.
Common New Testament
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus answered, I tell thee not only seven: but seventy times seven.
Darby Translation
Jesus says to him, I say not to thee until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
Godbey New Testament
Jesus says to him, I say not unto thee, Until seven time; but Until seventy times seven.
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus said to him, "Not seven times over, I tell you, but seventy-seven times over!
John Wesley New Testament
Till seven times? Jesus saith to him, I say not unto thee, till seven times, but till seventy times seven.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jesus says to him, I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven.
King James 2000
Jesus said unto him, I say not unto you, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven!
Modern King James verseion
Jesus said to him, I do not say to you, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jesus said unto him, "I say not unto thee seven times: but seventy times seven times.
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus said to him, "Seven times? I say, seventy times seven!
Montgomery New Testament
"I do not tell you 'till seven times,'" answered Jesus, "but till seventy times seven.
NET Bible
Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!
New Heart English Bible
Jesus said to him, "I do not tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
Noyes New Testament
Jesus saith to him, I say not to thee, until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
Sawyer New Testament
Jesus said to him, I say not to you till seven times, but till seventy times seven.
The Emphasized Bible
Jesus saith to him - I say not unto thee, unto, seven, times, but, until seventy times seven.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Jesus saith to him, I tell thee not until seven times, but unto seventy times seven.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But Jesus answered: "Not seven times, but 'seventy times seven.'
Webster
Jesus saith to him, I say not to thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Weymouth New Testament
"I do not say seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven times.
Williams New Testament
Jesus answered him: "I tell you, not as many as seven, but as many as seventy times seven!
World English Bible
Jesus said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
Worrell New Testament
Jesus saith to him, "I say not to you, 'till seven times,' but till seventy times seven.
Worsley New Testament
Jesus answereth him, I tell thee not, to seven times, but to seventy times seven.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jesus saith to him, 'I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.
Themes
Families » Should » Live in mutual forbearance
Family » Of saints » Live in mutual forbearance
Forgiveness » How many times you should forgive someone
Forgiveness of injuries » To be unlimited
Periods and numbers » Seven, the number of perfection seventy » Times of forgiveness
Topics
Interlinear
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ἕως
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Usage: 74
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 18:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Unforgiving Slave
21 Then Peter came and said to Jesus, "Lord, how often must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? As many as seven times?" 22 Jesus replied, "I tell you, not [just] up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven [i.e., a large indefinite number of times]. 23 "Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is similar to a certain king who decided to settle his account with his servants.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 6:14-15
For if you forgive the wrongs people have done [to you], your heavenly Father will also forgive the wrongs you have done [to Him].
Mark 11:25
And whenever you stand praying, forgive whatever [grievance] you might have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you of your sins." {{Verse
Ephesians 4:31-1
So, put away from you all [kinds of] bitterness and anger and wrath and brawling and slander, along with all [kinds of] malice [i.e., bad attitudes],
Colossians 3:13
Tolerate one another's [weaknesses] and forgive each other if anyone [of you] has a complaint against someone else. You should forgive people just as the Lord forgave you.
Matthew 6:11-12
Give us our [needed] food for the day.
Romans 12:21
[So], do not be conquered by evil, but [instead] conquer evil by doing good.
Ephesians 4:26
[Psa. 4:4 says], "Be angry [i.e., at wrongdoing. See Mark 3:5], but do not sin" [i.e., by harboring bitterness or retaliation]. Do not allow the sun to go down while you are still provoked.
1 Timothy 2:8
Therefore, I want the men to pray in every place [i.e., in all worship assemblies. See verses 1-2], lifting up holy hands without being angry or argumentative. [Note: This passage stresses both the physical and spiritual aspects of prayer].