American Standard Version
Luke 17:4
4And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
Luke 17:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
- New International Version (NIV)Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”
Context of Luke 17:4
2It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble. 3Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. 5And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. 6And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.
Read all of Luke 17Luke 17:4 word by word
καὶ ἐὰν ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας ἁμαρτήσῃ εἰς σὲ καὶ ἑπτάκις ἐπιστρέψῃ πρὸς σὲ λέγων· μετανοῶ, ἀφήσεις αὐτῷ.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Luke 17:4
- Matthew 18:21Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?
- 1 Corinthians 13:4Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
- Ephesians 4:31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:
- Colossians 3:12Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
- Matthew 5:44but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
- Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
- Matthew 18:16But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.
- Romans 12:20But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:13But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.
Commentaries on Luke 17:4
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Even if he sins against you seven times in a day: The number seven here does not mean an exact number, but rather “many times” (see Psalm 119:164). See Matthew 18:21–22.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. (See on Mt 18:15-17; Mt 18:21, 22).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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