Matthew 18:22 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Jesus saith unto him,I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. ”

Matthew 18:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Till seven times? - The Jews caught that a man was to forgive another three times, but not the fourth. Peter more than doubled this, and asked whether forgiveness was to be exercised to so great...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

seventy times. Greek. hebdomekontakis. Occurs only here.
Matthew 18:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. Seventy times seven - There is something very remarkable in these words, especially if collated with Gen...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven - th...
Matthew 18:22 - 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 ).
Matthew 18:22 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Seventy times seven. — The use of the symbolic numbers that indicated completeness was obviously designed to lead the mind of the questioner altogether away from any specially numerical standard as...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 unti...
Matthew 18:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. Ver. 22. Until seventy times seven ] i.e. Infinities, toties quoties. God multiplieth pardons, I...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ver. 21,22. Luke hath something like this Luke 17:4 , but it seemeth to have been spoken at another time, and upon some other occasion; yet the sense is much the same, and there are who think that...
Matthew 18:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

But How Often Should We Forgive? (18:21-22). The idea that disciples should approach those who have sinned against them and seek to be reconciled with them raised in Peter's mind the question of h...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 18:21-22 You will not find a single saying of Christ which has any approach to a maxim of morality, or which draws near to a limited opinion on the subjects which belong to religious life,...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

True forgiveness:
Matthew 18:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 2:8 ; Colossians 3:13 ; Ephesians 4:26 ; Ephesians 4:31 ; Ephesians 4:32 ; Ephesians 5:1 ; Isaiah 55:7 ; Micah 7:19 ; Mark 11:25 ; Mark 11:26 ; Matthew 6:11 ; Matthew 6:12 ; Ma...
Matthew 18:22 - 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...
Matthew 18:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Till seventy times seven — That is, as often as there is occasion. A certain number is put for an uncertain.

Matthew 18:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 18:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 18:22 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 18:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 18:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 18:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 18:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 18:22 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 18:22 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 18:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 18:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 18:22 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 18:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 18:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 18:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 18:22 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 18:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 18:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 18:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 18:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 18:22 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 18:22 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 18:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 18:22 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 18:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 18:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 18:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 18:22 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 18:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes