Mateo 18:22

22 Jesús le dice: No te digo hasta siete, mas aun 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 congregados en mi nombre, allí estoy en medio de ellos

21 Entonces Pedro, acercándose a él, dijo: Señor, ¿cuántas veces perdonaré a mi hermano que pecare contra mí? ¿Hasta siete

22 Jesús le dice: No te digo hasta siete, mas aun hasta setenta veces siete

23 Por lo cual, el Reino de los cielos es semejante a un hombre rey, que quiso hacer cuentas con sus siervos

24 Y comenzando a hacer cuentas, le fue presentado uno que le debía diez mil talentos