Matthew 18:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Then came Peter ... - The mention of the duty Matthew 18:15 of seeing a brother when he had offended us, implying that it was a duty to forgive him, led Peter to ask how often this was to be do...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (7) Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? (7) They will find God severe and not too pleased, who do not forgive their...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Duty of Forgiveness Illustrated by the Parable of the Ungrateful Servant. With Matthew 18:21 cf. Luke 17:4 , which makes repentance a condition. The Rabbis taught ( Yoma, 86 b) that...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  sin. Greek. hamartano. App-128.

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• Matthew 18:21 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  Matthew 18:21 . Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me? Peter made this objection according to the natural feelings and disposition of the flesh. It is natural to all men to wish...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Till seven times? - Though seven was a number of perfection among the Hebrews, an...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Then came Peter—and said, Lord, how oft, &c.— If my brother repeatedly trespass against me; how often must I forgive him? Campbell. When our Saviour had given his advice for the accommodation...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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

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• Matthew 18:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Offending the Little Ones. The Unmerciful Servant 1-14. Ambition reproved, and humility taught by the example of a little child ( Mark 9:33-37 ; Luke 9:46-48 ).

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• Matthew 18:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  How oft shall my brother sin...? — The words of Matthew 18:15 had obviously told on the minds of the disciples, and had roused them to question with themselves. But they could not, all at once, t...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Forgiven yet Unforgiving Matthew 18:21-35 Seventy times seven is illimitable forgiveness. These numbers denote the perfection of perfection; and if God asks so much of us, what is He not...

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• Matthew 18:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  What a sad state of heart prompted this question! How absolutely opposed to the whole genius of the Master's teaching and example! He replied by an act, and a statement growing out of that act. The c...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  "Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? (22) Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until se...

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• Matthew 18:21 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  THE SPIRIT OF FORGIVENESS ‘Then came Peter to Him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive Him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until se...

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• Matthew 18:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Then came Peter unto him ,.... Having heard and observed the rules Christ gave concerning offences and brotherly reproofs, he drew near to Christ, and put this question to him: and said, Lord, how...

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• Matthew 18:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Ver. 21. And I forgive him? till seven times ] How many good people even at t...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Then came Peter When Jesus had given this advice for the accommodation of differences among his disciples, Peter, imagining it might be abused by ill-disposed persons, as an encouragement to offer...

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• Matthew 18:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  Though the Lord Jesus has been seen to forego His own rights, He who is by right infinitely great, the disciples show the opposite attitude in desiring some rights above those of others in the kingdo...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christian Worshippers Encouraged; The Cruel Creditor.       21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin again...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Matthew 18:22 " .

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• Matthew 18:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?” ' Peter here reveals how God's compassion has come home to him through the...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 18:22 . Until seventy times seven .—That is, as often as there is a cause—a certain number is put for an uncertain ( John Wesley ). Matthew 18:24 . Ten thousand talents...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Scofield Reference Notes

  sin ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 3:23 ).

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• Matthew 18:21 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Matthew 18:21 I. Today's Gospel has a side of comfort to us. It reminds us it puts the truth in a way that none can possibly mistake of the largeness, the freeness, of God's forgiveness. "He loose...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Matthew 18:1 . At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? The question we have sometimes heard asked in other forms, «Which is the highe...

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• Matthew 18:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Matthew 18:1 . Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? The comparative μειζων greater, is put here for the superlative. By the kingdom of heaven, they meant the worldly glory of the church...

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• Matthew 18:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? The forgiveness of injuries I. The best exemplification of the spirit of forgiveness is our Lord’s own life. There were two kin...

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• Matthew 18:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Matthew 18:1-40 Discourse concerning the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, and the mutual duties of Christians . ( Mark 9:33-41 ; Luke 9:46-42 .) Matthew 18:1-40 The...

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• Matthew 18:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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

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• Matthew 18:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Luke 17:3 ; Luke 17:4 ; Matthew 18:15

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• Matthew 18:21 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  God's Forgiveness for Sins Matthew 6:14-15 ; Matthew 18:21-35 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The question which the words of our first text propound, is, Is forgiveness conditional? In answering this...

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