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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?””

Matthew 18:21

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In Matthew 18, Jesus teaches about humility, correcting a brother who sins, and the way the community should treat each other. Peter steps in with a practical question about how far forgiveness must go.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times?

Young's Literal Translation (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?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces Pedro, llegándose á él, dijo: Señor, ¿cuántas veces perdonaré á mi hermano que pecare contra mí? ¿hasta siete?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pedro se le acercó y le preguntó: ―Señor, ¿cuántas veces debo perdonar a un hermano que haga algo malo contra mí? ¿Debo perdonarlo siete veces?

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