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Matthew 18:21

Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?

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KJV King James Version

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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

WEB World English Bible

Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”

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18 Verily I say unto you, What things soever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and what things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

19 Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father who is in heaven.

20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

21 Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?

22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.

23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants.

24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents.

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