Mateo 18:22

22 Jesús le dijo<***>: No te digo hasta siete veces, sino hasta setenta veces siete.

Mateo 18:22 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 18:22

Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee
Which is as if he had said, observe what I am about to say, I do not agree to what thou sayest to fix the number, "until seven times only", but

until seventy times seven;
a certain number for an uncertain, see ( Genesis 4:24 ) . Christ's meaning is, that a man should be all the days, and every day of his life, forgiving those that sin against him, as often as they repent and acknowledge their fault; and that no time is to be set for the exercise of the grace of forgiveness; but as often as there are objects and occasions, though ever so many and frequent, it should be used; and which he illustrates by the following parable.

Mateo 18:22 In-Context

20 Porque donde están dos o tres reunidos en mi nombre, allí estoy yo en medio de ellos.
21 Entonces se le acercó Pedro, y le dijo: Señor, ¿cuántas veces pecará mi hermano contra mí que yo haya de perdonarlo? ¿Hasta siete veces?
22 Jesús le dijo<***>: No te digo hasta siete veces, sino hasta setenta veces siete.
23 Por eso, el reino de los cielos puede compararse a cierto rey que quiso ajustar cuentas con sus siervos.
24 Y al comenzar a ajustarlas, le fue presentado uno que le debía diez mil talentos .

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