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thou shalt forgive him. <a href="/nkjv/luke/17.htm">New King James Version</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb_/luke/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.” <a href="/nasb/luke/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, &#8216I repent,&#8217 forgive him.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/luke/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.” <a href="/lsb/luke/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.” <a href="/amp/luke/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Even if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him [that is, give up resentment and consider the offense recalled and annulled].” <a href="/csb/luke/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” <a href="/hcsb/luke/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times, saying, I repent,&#8217 you must forgive him.&#8221 <a href="/asv/luke/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/luke/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Even if one of them mistreats you seven times in one day and says, "I am sorry," you should still forgive that person. <a href="/erv/luke/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/luke/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Even if he wrongs you seven times in one day and comes back to you seven times and says that he is sorry, forgive him." <a href="/gnt/luke/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> If he sins against you seven times in one day, and each time he comes to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." <a href="/isv/luke/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> Even if he sins against you seven times in a day and comes back to you seven times and says, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." <a href="/msb/luke/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ?I repent,? you must forgive him.? <a href="/net/luke/17.htm">NET Bible</a> Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." <a href="/nheb/luke/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And if he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." <a href="/wbt/luke/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/luke/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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." <a href="/web/luke/17.htm">World English Bible</a> If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and if seven times in the day he may sin against you, and seven times in the day may return to you, saying, I change my mind, you will forgive him.” <a href="/blb/luke/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> 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." <a href="/ylt/luke/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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.' <a href="/slt/luke/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And if seven times in a day he sin against thee, and seven times in a day turn back to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt let him go.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/luke/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And if he has sinned against you seven times a day, and seven times a day has turned back to you, saying, ‘I am sorry,’ then forgive him.” <a href="/nabre/luke/17.htm">New American Bible</a> And if he wrongs you seven times in one day and returns to you seven times saying, ‘I am sorry,’ you should forgive him.” <a href="/nrsvce/luke/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And if the same person sins against you seven times a day, and turns back to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And if he should offend you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn to you and say, I repent; forgive him. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/17.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And if he sins against you seven times in a day and seven times in the day returns to you and says, 'I am sorry', forgive him.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/17.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And if he sin against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to you and say, I repent, you shall forgive him.<CM> <a href="/godbey/luke/17.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>But if he may sin against thee seven times a day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/17.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And if seven times in the day he sin against thee, and seven times in the day return to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.<CM> <a href="/mace/luke/17.htm">Mace New Testament</a> tho' he should offend you seven times in a day, and seven times in the day return to you, saying, I repent, you must forgive him. <a href="/wey/luke/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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." <a href="/worrell/luke/17.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>And, if he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times turns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/17.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>And if he trespass against thee seven times a day, and seven times <Fr>in<FR> a day return to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/17-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=6771" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/17.htm">Temptations and Trespasses</a> …3Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Even</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/264.htm" title="264: hamartēsē (V-ASA-3S) -- Perhaps from a and the base of meros; properly, to miss the mark, i.e. to err, especially to sin.">he sins</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">against</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: se (PPro-A2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/2034.htm" title="2034: heptakis (Adv) -- Seven times. Adverb from hepta; seven times.">seven times</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">in a</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmeras (N-GFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2034.htm" title="2034: heptakis (Adv) -- Seven times. Adverb from hepta; seven times.">seven times</a> <a href="/greek/1994.htm" title="1994: epistrepsē (V-ASA-3S) -- From epi and strepho; to revert.">returns</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: se (PPro-A2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">to say,</a> <a href="/greek/3340.htm" title="3340: Metanoō (V-PIA-1S) -- From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider.">‘I repent,’</a> <a href="/greek/863.htm" title="863: aphēseis (V-FIA-2S) -- From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.">you must forgive</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him.”</a> 5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/18-21.htm">Matthew 18:21-22</a> Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” / Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times! <a href="/ephesians/4-32.htm">Ephesians 4:32</a> Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you. <a href="/colossians/3-13.htm">Colossians 3:13</a> Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. <a href="/mark/11-25.htm">Mark 11:25</a> And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.” <a href="/matthew/6-14.htm">Matthew 6:14-15</a> For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. / But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours. <a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm">Proverbs 24:16</a> For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times. <a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a> Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. <a href="/2_corinthians/2-10.htm">2 Corinthians 2:10</a> If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake, <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a> So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. <a href="/genesis/50-17.htm">Genesis 50:17</a> ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept. <a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12</a> As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a> Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. <a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a> Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. <a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Nehemiah 9:17</a> They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.if.<a href="/matthew/18-21.htm">Matthew 18:21,22,35</a> Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? … <a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">1 Corinthians 13:4-7</a> Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, … <a href="/ephesians/4-31.htm">Ephesians 4:31,32</a> Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: … I repent.<a href="/matthew/5-44.htm">Matthew 5:44</a> But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;<a href="/matthew/6-12.htm">Matthew 6:12,14,15</a> And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors… <a href="/matthew/18-16.htm">Matthew 18:16</a> But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/luke/12-10.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Reform</a> <a href="/luke/14-19.htm">Regret</a> <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/luke/12-43.htm">Returns</a> <a href="/luke/11-26.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Sorry</a> <a href="/luke/15-31.htm">Times</a> <a href="/luke/14-25.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/luke/16-2.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/luke/12-55.htm">Turns</a> <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Wrongly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/23-41.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/luke/23-34.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/luke/23-34.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Reform</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-8.htm">Regret</a> <a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">Returns</a> <a href="/luke/20-29.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/john/1-29.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/luke/24-47.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-2.htm">Sorry</a> <a href="/luke/18-1.htm">Times</a> <a href="/luke/19-9.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/romans/5-15.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/luke/17-15.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/acts/26-24.htm">Turns</a> <a href="/luke/21-15.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/john/18-23.htm">Wrongly</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 17</div>1. <a href="/luke/17-1.htm">Jesus teaches to avoid occasions of offense;</a> 3. <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">and to forgive one another.</a> 5. <a href="/luke/17-5.htm">The power of faith.</a> 6. <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">How we are bound to God.</a> 11. <a href="/luke/17-11.htm">Jesus heals ten lepers.</a> 22. <a href="/luke/17-22.htm">Of the kingdom of God, and the coming of the Son of Man.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, This phrase emphasizes the frequency and persistence of sin, reflecting the human tendency to repeatedly fall short. The number seven in biblical terms often symbolizes completeness or perfection, suggesting that forgiveness should be extended fully and without limit. This teaching aligns with the broader biblical theme of grace and mercy, as seen in <a href="/matthew/18-21.htm">Matthew 18:21-22</a>, where Jesus tells Peter to forgive "seventy times seven" times. The cultural context of the time placed a high value on justice and retribution, making this call to repeated forgiveness radical and countercultural.and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ Repentance is a key theme in the Bible, involving a sincere turning away from sin and a commitment to change. The act of returning to say "I repent" indicates a recognition of wrongdoing and a desire for reconciliation. In the Jewish tradition, repentance (teshuva) is a crucial aspect of one's relationship with God, especially during the High Holy Days. This phrase underscores the importance of genuine repentance as a prerequisite for forgiveness, echoing the call for repentance found in the preaching of John the Baptist and Jesus Himself (<a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Matthew 3:2</a>, <a href="/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15</a>).you must forgive him.” The command to forgive is central to Christian teaching, reflecting the forgiveness that believers receive from God through Christ. This imperative is not conditional on the offender's worthiness but is an expression of grace. Forgiveness is a recurring theme in Jesus' teachings, such as in the Lord's Prayer (<a href="/matthew/6-12.htm">Matthew 6:12</a>) and the parable of the unforgiving servant (<a href="/matthew/18-23.htm">Matthew 18:23-35</a>). Theologically, this reflects the New Covenant promise of forgiveness of sins through Jesus' sacrificial death and resurrection, as prophesied in <a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a>. The call to forgive mirrors the character of God, who is described as "compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love" (<a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Psalm 103:8</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this passage, providing teaching to His disciples on forgiveness. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, representing all followers of Christ who are called to live out His teachings. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_offender.htm">The Offender</a> A hypothetical person who sins repeatedly but seeks forgiveness, illustrating the need for continual forgiveness. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_act_of_repentance.htm">The Act of Repentance</a> The offender's acknowledgment of wrongdoing and request for forgiveness, a key element in the process of reconciliation. 5. <a href="/topical/f/forgiveness.htm">Forgiveness</a> The central theme of the passage, highlighting the Christian duty to forgive as an expression of God's grace.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_forgive.htm">The Call to Forgive</a> As followers of Christ, we are called to forgive others repeatedly, reflecting the boundless forgiveness we receive from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_repentance.htm">The Role of Repentance</a> Genuine repentance is crucial in the process of forgiveness. It involves acknowledging wrongdoing and a commitment to change. <a href="/topical/t/the_challenge_of_forgiveness.htm">The Challenge of Forgiveness</a> Forgiving someone multiple times in a day can be challenging, but it is a testament to our faith and obedience to Christ's teachings. <a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_grace.htm">Reflecting God's Grace</a> Our willingness to forgive mirrors the grace and mercy God extends to us, serving as a powerful witness to others. <a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_as_freedom.htm">Forgiveness as Freedom</a> Holding onto grudges can imprison us in bitterness, but forgiveness liberates us and restores relationships.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 17</a> <a href="/q/prodigal_son's_lesson_on_forgiveness.htm">What lessons does the Prodigal Son teach about forgiveness?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_pagans.htm">How should you address someone who has wronged you?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_you_meet_your_duties_to_others.htm">How do you fulfill your responsibilities to others?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_address_someone_who_wronged_you.htm">How should you address someone who has wronged you?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) If he trespass against thee.--Better, if he sin. The better MSS. omit the words, "against thee," and so make the command more general, and the verb is the same as that in <a href="/matthew/18-21.htm" title="Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?">Matthew 18:21</a>, the teaching of which is here manifestly reproduced. The outward form seems at first to present a somewhat lower standard of forgiveness, "seven times," instead of "seventy times seven." Here, however, it should be remembered that we have "seven times a day," and the meaning is obviously the same in both passages. No accumulation of offences, however often repeated, is to be allowed to bring us to the hardness which refuses to forgive when the offender says that he repents and asks forgiveness. <a href="/commentaries/luke/17-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Even καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. if ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. he sins ἁμαρτήσῃ (hamartēsē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_264.htm">Strong's 264: </a> Perhaps from a and the base of meros; properly, to miss the mark, i.e. to err, especially to sin. against εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. seven times ἑπτάκις (heptakis) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2034.htm">Strong's 2034: </a> Seven times. Adverb from hepta; seven times. in a τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. seven times ἑπτάκις (heptakis) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2034.htm">Strong's 2034: </a> Seven times. Adverb from hepta; seven times. returns ἐπιστρέψῃ (epistrepsē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1994.htm">Strong's 1994: </a> From epi and strepho; to revert. to say, λέγων (legōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (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 <a href="/greek/strongs_3340.htm">Strong's 3340: </a> From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider. you must forgive ἀφήσεις (aphēseis) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_863.htm">Strong's 863: </a> From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications. him.” αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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