Luke 17:4
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And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day be converted unto thee, saying: I repent: forgive him.

if.

Matthew 18:21,22,35 Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? . . .

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely, is not puffed up, . . .

Ephesians 4:31,32 Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and clamour and blasphemy be put away from you, with all malice. . . .

Colossians 3:12,13 Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience: . . .

I repent.

Matthew 5:44 But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you:

Matthew 6:12,14,15 And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. . . .

Matthew 18:16 And if he will not hear thee, take with thee one or two more: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may stand.

Romans 12:20 But if the enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he thirst, give him to drink. For, doing this, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

2 Thessalonians 3:13,14 But you, brethren, be not weary in well doing. . . .

Context
Temptations and Trespasses
3Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin against thee, reprove him: and if he do penance, forgive him. 4And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day be converted unto thee, saying: I repent: forgive him. 5And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith.…
Cross References
Matthew 18:21
Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

Luke 17:5
And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith.

Lexicon
Even
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

if
ἐὰν (ean)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

he sins
ἁμαρτήσῃ (hamartēsē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 264: Perhaps from a and the base of meros; properly, to miss the mark, i.e. to err, especially to sin.

against
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

you
σὲ (se)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

seven times
ἑπτάκις (heptakis)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 2034: Seven times. Adverb from hepta; seven times.

in a
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

day,
ἡμέρας (hēmeras)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

seven times
ἑπτάκις (heptakis)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 2034: Seven times. Adverb from hepta; seven times.

returns
ἐπιστρέψῃ (epistrepsē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1994: From epi and strepho; to revert.

to say,
λέγων (legōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

‘I repent,’
Μετανοῶ (Metanoō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3340: From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider.

you must forgive
ἀφήσεις (aphēseis)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 863: From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.

him.”
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

And if he should sin against you seven times in the day, and seven times should return to you, saying 'I repent,' you shall forgive him."

And if he trespass against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to you, saying, I repent; you shall forgive him.

And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times should return to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

And if he shall trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day shall turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

and if seven times in a day he acts wrongly towards you, and seven times turns again to you and says, 'I am sorry,' you must forgive him."

If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him."

and if seven times in the day he may sin against thee, and seven times in the day may turn back to thee, saying, I reform; thou shalt forgive him.'
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