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 if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble. 3Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.” 5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea’; and it would 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

• And ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• he sinsἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
• againstεἰςeis · towardG1519
• sevenἑπτάκιςheptakis · seven timesG2034
• a dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• and returnsἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• I repentμετανοέωmetanoeō · to repentG3340
• forgiveἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: forgiveG863

Cross-references for Luke 17:4

• Matthew 18:21Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,
• Ephesians 4:31Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
• Colossians 3:12So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
• Matthew 5:44But I say to 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 does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed.
• Romans 12:20“But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and 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, brethren, do not grow weary of doing good.

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

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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