Matthew 18:21 — Compare Translations

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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?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Then Peter approached him and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? As many as seven times?”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

Then Peter came to talk to Jesus. He asked, ‘ Lord, if another believer 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?’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

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?"

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?"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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?”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked him, "Lord, how often do I have to forgive a believer who wrongs me? Seven times?"

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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?"

English KJV 1611

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

English 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?”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Then Peter approaching asked him, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?"

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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?”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Peter came to Jesus. He asked, "Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?"

English NIV

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?"

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

Then Peter came to him and asked, "Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?"

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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?"

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Later Peter approached Jesus and said, “How many times do I have to forgive my fellow believer who keeps offending me? Seven times?”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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?”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then Peter came to him and asked, “Sir, how often should I forgive a brother who sins against me? Seven times?“

English Tyndale 1537

Then came Peter to him, and said: Master, how oft shall my brother trespass against me, and I shall forgive him?(how oft shall I forgive my brother, if he sin against me) shall I forgive him seven times?