Matthew

Matthew 18:21–22

²¹Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

²²Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!^e

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	Τότε	Tote	Adverb	G5119 then
Peter	Πέτρος	Petros	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4074 Peter
came	προσελθὼν	proselthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4334 I come near, consent to
to	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
asked	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
Lord	Κύριε	Kyrie	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
how many times	ποσάκις	posakis	Adverb	G4212 how often
shall I forgive	ἀφήσω	aphēsō	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
my	ἐμὲ	eme	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
brother	ἀδελφός	adelphos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
who sins	ἁμαρτήσει	hamartēsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G264 I sin
against	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
me	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
Up to	ἕως	heōs	Preposition	G2193 until, as far as
seven times	ἑπτάκις	heptakis	Adverb	G2034 seven times

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
answered	Λέγει	Legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
I tell	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
you	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
not	Οὐ	Ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
just	ἕως	heōs	Preposition	G2193 until, as far as
seven times	ἑπτάκις	heptakis	Adverb	G2034 seven times
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
seventy-seven times	ἑβδομηκοντάκις	hebdomēkontakis	Adverb	G1441 seventy times

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Matthew 18:21 Luke 17:3–4 · Matthew 18:15

Matthew 18:22 Colossians 3:13 · Mark 11:25 · Genesis 4:24 · Ephesians 4:31–5:1 · Matthew 6:14–15 · Romans 12:21 · Ephesians 4:26 · Micah 7:19 · Isaiah 55:7 · 1 Timothy 2:8 · Matthew 6:11–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.