Luke 17:4

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 would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. 3Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” 5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

Luke 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

• Evenκαίkai · andG2532
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• he sinsἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
• againstεἰςeis · towardG1519
• youσύsu · youG4771
• seven timesἑπτάκιςheptakis · seven timesG2034
• in aὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• returnsἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994
• returnsπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• to sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• I repentμετανοέωmetanoeō · to repentG3340
• you must forgiveἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: forgiveG863
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 17:4

• Matthew 18:21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
• Ephesians 4:31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
• Colossians 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
• Matthew 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
• Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
• Matthew 18:16But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
• Romans 12:20On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
• 2 Thessalonians 3:13But as for you, brothers, do not grow 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

Topics related to Luke 17:4

• Charitableness
• Forgiveness
• Jesus, the Christ
• Reproof
• Trespass

In the dictionaries

• Seven
• Trespass
• Confession
• Forgiveness
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Martha
• Number
• Year

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