The Unforgiving Servant
Matthew 18:22
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!Or seventy times seven; see Genesis 4:24 LXX
- KJV
- Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
- WEB
- Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
- ASV
- Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.
- LSV
- Jesus says to him, “I do not say to you until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
- YLT
- Jesus saith to him, 'I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.
- DBY
- Jesus says to him, I say not to thee until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
- DRC
- Jesus saith to him: I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven times.
- GNV
- Iesus said vnto him, I say not to thee, Vnto seuen times, but, Vnto seuentie times seuen times.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of ἀλλ᾽: NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: ἀλλὰ.
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Οὐ λέγω σοι ἕως ἑπτάκις ἀλλὰ ἕως ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά.
- RP2018
- Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Οὐ λέγω σοι ἕως ἑπτάκις, ἀλλ’ ἕως ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά.
- TR-Boyd
- Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Οὐ λέγω σοι ἕως ἑπτάκις, ἀλλ᾿ ἕως ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά.
- SCR1894
- λεγει αυτω ο ιησους ου λεγω σοι εως επτακις αλλ εως εβδομηκοντακις επτα
Who and where
👤 Jesus Christ◆ Teachings on Humility/Temptation/Reconciliation
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
ForgivenessNumberPennyCharitablenessForgiveness of InjuriesFamiliesFraternityDebt; DebtorMercy; MercifulSeven
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Cross-references most cited first
- Colossians 3:13Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
- Mark 11:25And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
- Genesis 4:24If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
- Ephesians 4:31–5:1Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
- Matthew 6:14–15For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
- Romans 12:21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
- Ephesians 4:26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
- 1 Timothy 2:8Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
- Matthew 6:11–12Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
- Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
- Micah 7:19He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
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