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Matthew 18:21
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KJ21
Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”
ASV
Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?
AMP
Then Peter came to Him and asked, “Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I forgive him and let it go? Up to seven times?”
AMPC
Then Peter came up to Him and said, Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and I forgive him and let it go? [As many as] up to seven times?
BRG
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
CSB
Then Peter approached him and asked, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? As many as seven times?”
CSBA
Then Peter approached him and asked, ‘Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? As many as seven times? ’
CEB
Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Should I forgive as many as seven times?”
CJB
Then Kefa came up and said to him, “Rabbi, how often can my brother sin against me and I have to forgive him? As many as seven times?”
CEV
Peter came up to the Lord and asked, “How many times should I forgive someone who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?”
DARBY
Then Peter came to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? until seven times?
DLNT
Then having come to Him, Peter said to Him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me and I will forgive him? Up to seven-times?”
DRA
Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
ERV
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, when someone won’t stop doing wrong to me, how many times must I forgive them? Seven times?”
EASY
Then Peter came to talk to Jesus. He asked, ‘Lord, if my friend does wrong things against me many times, how many times should I forgive him? Must I forgive him as many as seven times for the wrong things that he has done against me?’
EHV
Then Peter came up and asked Jesus, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? As many as seven times?”
ESV
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
ESVUK
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
EXB
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, when my ·fellow believer [L brother (or sister)] sins against me, how many times ·must [should] I forgive him? Should I forgive him as many as seven times?”
GNV
Then came Peter to him, and said, Master, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I shall forgive him? unto seven times?
GW
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked him, “Lord, how often do I have to forgive a believer who wrongs me? Seven times?”
GNT
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?”
HCSB
Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how many times could my brother sin against me and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
ICB
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, when my brother sins against me, how many times must I forgive him? Should I forgive him as many as 7 times?”
ISV
Then Peter came up and asked him, “Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and I have to forgive him? Seven times?”
PHILLIPS
Then Peter approached him with the question, “Master, how many times can my brother wrong me and I must forgive him? Would seven times be enough?”
JUB
¶ Then Peter came to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? until seven times?
KJV
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
AKJV
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
LSB
Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
LEB
Then Peter came up to him and said, “Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?”
TLB
Then Peter came to him and asked, “Sir, how often should I forgive a brother who sins against me? Seven times?”
MSG
At that point Peter got up the nerve to ask, “Master, how many times do I forgive a brother or sister who hurts me? Seven?”
MEV
Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
MOUNCE
Then Peter came to · Jesus and said, “Lord, how often must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? · · Up to seven times?”
NOG
Then Peter came to Yeshua and asked him, “Lord, how often do I have to forgive a believer who wrongs me? Seven times?”
NABRE
Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
NASB
Then Peter came up and said to Him, “Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me and I still forgive him? Up to seven times?”
NASB1995
Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
NCB
Then Peter came up to him and asked, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
NCV
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, when my fellow believer sins against me, how many times must I forgive him? Should I forgive him as many as seven times?”
NET
Then Peter came to him and said, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?”
NIRV
Peter came to Jesus. He asked, “Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
NIV
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
NIVUK
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?’
NKJV
Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
NLV
Then Peter came to Jesus and said, “Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and I forgive him, up to seven times?”
NLT
Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?”
NMB
Then Peter came to him and said, Master, how often should I forgive my brother if he sins against me? Seven times?
NRSVA
Then Peter came and said to him, ‘Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?’
NRSVACE
Then Peter came and said to him, ‘Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?’
NRSVCE
Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?”
NRSVUE
Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if my brother or sister sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?”
NTFE
Then Peter came to Jesus. “Master,” he said, “how many times must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? As many as seven times?”
OJB
Then, having approached, Kefa said to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach: Adoni, how often will my brother sin against me and I will grant to him selicha (forgiveness)? As many as shevah (seven) times?
RGT
Then Peter came to Him, and said, “Master, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I shall forgive him - up to seven times?”
RSV
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
RSVCE
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
TLV
Then Peter came to Him and said, “Master, how often shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?”
VOICE
Peter: Lord, when someone has sinned against me, how many times ought I forgive him? Once? Twice? As many as seven times?
WEB
Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”
WE
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked him, `Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother when he does wrong things to me? Should I forgive him seven times?'
WYC
Then Peter came to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I shall forgive him? Whether till seven times?
YLT
Then Peter having come near to him, said, `Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him -- till seven times?'
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