Matthew 18:21, 22 - Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven." Luke 17:3, 4 - "Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him."Mark 11:25, 26 - "And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses." [Quotes from NKJV]
The message here is to forgive as many times as the person who has done the injustice sincerely repents.
The number of times the word forgive appears in the Bible, will vary depending on the version. In the KJV of the Bible, forgive appears 56 times.
The Bible states, “ You must forgive 77 times, for the one who hurt you... needs it most.” We all need to forgive each other, in order to live out our faith and fulfill the quest we were given from birth.
seven times seventy seven
OpinionI would say that if you forgive someone just once then that is both sufficient and genuine. To forgive them so many times suggests that the forgiveness is perhaps not so genuine.
"forgive" (including forgiven and forgiveness) appears 59 times in the King James version of the New Testament.The word "forgive" is spoken 29 times in the King James New Testament."Forgiven" 24 times."Forgiveness" 6 times for a total of 59 times.
7 times 77 I believe, but that is a metaphore, god wants us to forgive everyone who has wronged us regardless of whether they apologize or not. because if we cannot forgive someone how can we expect god to forgive us?
From Matthew 18:21-22: Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. So we should forgive 490 times. On the other hand, maybe this is meant figuratively, as "many, many times".
According to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, the word "forgive" is in the Bible 53 times. That's not counting forgiven, forgiving, forgiveness, or forgave.
Injustice Gods Among Us FAQ/Walkthrough by Jason Leong Howdy folks.
Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" 22Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
The word 'injustice' is found once in the King James Version (KJV).Job 16:17 "Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure."It appears 13 times in the NIV so the count varies depending on which translation you use.
God will forgive you but you cant takeadvantage of that and renmarry many times that is sin!! wich he also forgives u 4..................sso............yh