Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
But Jesus answered: "Not seven times, but 'seventy times seven.'
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,
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].
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.
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 up, and said to Jesus: "Master, how often am I to forgive my Brother when he wrongs me? As many as seven times?" 22 But Jesus answered: "Not seven times, but 'seventy times seven.' 23 And therefore the Kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 6:14-15
For, if you forgive others their offences, your heavenly Father will forgive you also;
Mark 11:25
And, whenever you stand up to pray, forgive any grievance that you have against any one, that your Father who is in Heaven also may forgive you your offenses."
Ephesians 4:31-1
Let all bitterness, passion, anger, brawling, and abusive language be banished from among you, as well as all malice.
Colossians 3:13
Bearing with one another, and, when there is any ground for complaint, forgiving one another freely. As the Master freely forgave you, so you must forgive one another.
Matthew 6:11-12
Give us to-day the bread that we shall need;
Romans 12:21
Never be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
Ephesians 4:26
'Be angry, yet do not sin.' Do not let the sun go down upon your anger;
1 Timothy 2:8
My desire, then, is that it should be the custom everywhere for the men to lead the prayers, with hands reverently uplifted, avoiding heated controversy.