Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
Parallel translations
- KJV Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
- BSB Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
- NKJV Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
- NASB Jesus *said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy-seven times.
- NLT “No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven!
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- Col 3:13bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
- Mark 11:25Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.
- Eph 4:31Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.
- Matt 6:14–15“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
- Gen 4:24If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times.”
- Rom 12:21Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
- Eph 4:26“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,
- Matt 6:11–12Give us today our daily bread.
- 1 Tim 2:8I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.
- Isa 55:7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
- Mic 7:19He will again have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities under foot; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
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