Mǎtaìfúyīn 18:21

21 Nàshí Bǐdé jìn qián lái , duì Yēsū shuō , Zhǔ a , wǒ dìxiōng dé zuì wǒ , wǒ dāng raóshù tā jǐ cì ne . qī cì kĕyǐ ma .

Mǎtaìfúyīn 18:21 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 18:21

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 oft shall my brother sin against me, and I
forgive him?
He instances in a brother, because it was such an one Christ had been speaking of; he makes no doubt of its being his duty to forgive him upon his repentance, and acknowledgment, but wanted to be reformed, how often this was to be done, and asks, whether

until seven times?
Which was, as he might think, a large number; and especially, since it was double the number of times, that the Jewish doctors set for forgiveness: for thus they say ^F4,

``A man that commits a sin, the "first" time they pardon him; the "second" time they pardon him; the "third" time they pardon him: the "fourth" time they do not pardon, according to ( Amos 2:6 ) ( Job 33:29 ) .''

Again,

``he that says I have sinned, and I repent, they forgive him "unto three times", and no more ^F5.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 36. 2. Mainion. Hilch. Teshuba. c. 3. sect. 5.
F5 Abot. R. Nathan, c. 40. fol. 9. 3.

Mǎtaìfúyīn 18:21 In-Context

19 Wǒ yòu gàosu nǐmen , ruò shì nǐmen zhōngjiān yǒu liǎng gèrén zaì dì shang , tóngxīn héyì de qiú shénme shì , wǒ zaì tiān shang de fù , bì wéi tāmen chéngquán .

20 Yīnwei wúlùn zaì nàli , yǒu liǎng sān gèrén fèng wǒde míng jùhuì , nàli yǒu wǒ zaì tāmen zhōngjiān .

21 Nàshí Bǐdé jìn qián lái , duì Yēsū shuō , Zhǔ a , wǒ dìxiōng dé zuì wǒ , wǒ dāng raóshù tā jǐ cì ne . qī cì kĕyǐ ma .

22 Yēsū shuō , wǒ duì nǐ shuō , bú shì dào qī cì , nǎi shì dào qī shí ge qī cì .

23 Tiānguó hǎoxiàng yī ge wáng , yào hé tā púrén suàn zhàng .