Matthew 18:22

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“Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!”

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BSBPD

“Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Jesus saith to him, `I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 18:22 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 4:24If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Matthew 6:11Give us this day our daily bread.
  5. Matthew 6:14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
  6. 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.”
  7. Romans 12:21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  8. Ephesians 4:26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
  9. Ephesians 4:31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
  10. Colossians 3:13Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
  11. 1 Timothy 2:8Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

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