Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
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Gill's Exposition
But forasmuch as he had not to pay,.... Every sinner is insolvent; sinful man has run out the whole stock of nature, and is become a bankrupt, and has nothing to offer by way of composition; nor has…
Barnes' Notes
Till seven times? - The Jews caught that a man was to forgive another three times, but not the fourth. Peter more than doubled this, and asked whether forgiveness was to be exercised to so great an…
As there never was a greater pattern of humility, so there never was a greater preacher of it, than Christ; he took all occasions to command it, to commend it, to his disciples and followers.
I. The…
Cambridge Bible
Until seventy times seven i. e. an infinite number of times. There is no limit to forgiveness.
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