New American Standard Bible Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. Christian Standard Bible "I tell you, not as many as seven," Jesus replied, "but seventy times seven. Contemporary English Version Jesus answered: Not just 7 times, but 77 times!
Good News Translation "No, not seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven, Holman Christian Standard Bible "I tell you, not as many as seven," Jesus said to him, "but 70 times seven. International Standard Version Jesus told him, "I tell you, not just seven times, but 77 times!
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New Heart English Bible Jesus said to him, "I do not tell you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. He allows us to take and keep retaking His exams. To become like Him will require countless second chances in our day-to-day struggles with the natural man, such as controlling appetites, learning patience and forgiveness, overcoming slothfulness, and avoiding sins of omission, just to name a few. If to err is human nature, how many failures will it take us until our nature is no longer human but divine?
More likely a million. Knowing that the strait and narrow path would be strewn with trials and that failures would be a daily occurrence for us, the Savior paid an infinite price to give us as many chances as it would take to successfully pass our mortal probation.
On Measuring Flour and Forgiveness
Repentance is His plan, knowing that we will. If we partake with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, He proffers us weekly pardon as we progress from failure to failure along the covenant path. But just how many times will He forgive us?
How long is His long-suffering? Presumably, Peter thought seven was a sufficiently high number to emphasize the folly of forgiving too many times and that benevolence should have its limits. In response, the Savior essentially told Peter to not even count—to not establish limits on forgiveness. Obviously, the Savior was not establishing an upper limit of The Lord used the math of seventy times seven as a metaphor of His infinite Atonement, His boundless love, and His limitless grace. Real intent implies with real effort and real change.
Concerning change, consider this simple insight: Only with time-lapse photography or growth charts can we discern our physical growth.
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Likewise, our spiritual growth is usually imperceptible except through the rearview lens of time. I am eternally grateful for the loving-kindness, patience, and long-suffering of Heavenly Parents and the Savior, who allow us countless second chances on our journey back to Their presence.
“Seventy Times Seven”
In the name of Jesus Christ, amen. And Jesus said no, forgive him an arbitrarily large number of times, too high to easily keep track of. Tyndale has seventy times seven, and this is, I believe, inspired by God. The reason that both scriptures mention seventy times seven is that both are referring to the same event typologically.
What "Seventy Times Seven" Means
Cain represents Israel, who killed his brother Abel Jesus the Messiah and was then cast out to wander the earth. Yet God puts His seal of protection on both Cain and Israel; anyone who harms them will be avenged seven-fold by God, see also Ps Lamech, the sixth from Cain, also represents Israel; but this is the present humanistic, boastful, arrogant Israel who works out his own vengeance and thinks himself therefore greater than God.
This represents the present State which exists by its own might and is preparing a vengeance on the world for the events of the last two thousand years. The is a prophetic period of time representing the period of God's grace and forgiveness available to both Jew and Gentile It is derived from a 'generation' of 'jubilees' i. He who has ears, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
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RCIX 2 9 Edit It's also interesting to note that Jesus' contemporary rabbis would teach that a man should forgive a sin 3 times.