Matthew 18:21 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 18:21

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?

KJV

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Then came Peter ... - The mention of the duty Mat 18:15 of seeing a brother when he had offended us, implying that it was a duty to forgive him, led Peter to ask how often this was to be done. Forgive him - To forgive is to treat as though the offence was not committed - to declare that we will not harbor malice or treat unkindly, but that the matter shall be buried and forgotten.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

In these verses the Lord Jesus deals with a deeply important subject, the forgiveness of injuries. We live in a wicked world, and it is vain to expect that we can escape ill-treatment, however carefully we may behave. To know how to conduct ourselves when we are ill-treated is of great moment to our souls. In the first place, the Lord Jesus lays it down as a general rule that we ought to forgive others to the uttermost. Peter put the question, “How oft shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Till seven times?”

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

And as such insinuations were perhaps made once and again, he wished to know how often and how long he was to stand it. till seven times?--This being the sacred and complete number, perhaps his meaning was, Is there to be a limit at which the needful forbearance will be full?

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Τότε	Tote	Then	G5119 →
προσελθὼν	proselthōn	having come	G4334 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Πέτρος	Petros	Peter	G4074 →
εἶπεν	eipen	said	G2036 →
αὐτῷ·	autō	to Him;	G846 →
κύριε,	kurie	Lord,	G2962 →
ποσάκις	posakis	how often	G4212 →
ἁμαρτήσει	hamartēsei	will sin	G264 →
εἰς	eis	against	G1519 →
ἐμὲ	eme	me myself	G1473 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφός	adelphos	brother	G80 →
μου	mou	of mine	G3165 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀφήσω	aphēsō	I will forgive	G863 →
αὐτῷ;	autō	him?	G846 →
ἕως	he'ōs	Up to	G2193 →
ἑπτάκις;¶	heptakis	seven times?	G2034 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk5

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 18:15
If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
leads to
- Leviticus 19:17
  You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.
- Galatians 6:1
  Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
- Luke 17:3–4
  Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:15
  Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
- Colossians 3:13
  Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.