Luke 17:4
Good News Translation
If he sins against you seven times in one day, and each time he comes to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."

New Revised Standard Version
And if the same person sins against you seven times a day, and turns back to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive.”

Contemporary English Version
Even if one of them mistreats you seven times in one day and says, "I am sorry," you should still forgive that person.

New American Bible
And if he wrongs you seven times in one day and returns to you seven times saying, ‘I am sorry,’ you should forgive him.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day be converted unto thee, saying: I repent: forgive him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day be converted unto thee, saying: I repent: forgive him.

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Matthew 18:21,22,35 Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? . . .

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely, is not puffed up, . . .

Ephesians 4:31,32 Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and clamour and blasphemy be put away from you, with all malice. . . .

Colossians 3:12,13 Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience: . . .

I repent.

Matthew 5:44 But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you:

Matthew 6:12,14,15 And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. . . .

Matthew 18:16 And if he will not hear thee, take with thee one or two more: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may stand.

Romans 12:20 But if the enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he thirst, give him to drink. For, doing this, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

2 Thessalonians 3:13,14 But you, brethren, be not weary in well doing. . . .

Context
Temptations and Trespasses
3Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin against thee, reprove him: and if he do penance, forgive him. 4And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day be converted unto thee, saying: I repent: forgive him. 5And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith.…
Cross References
Matthew 18:21
Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

Luke 17:5
And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith.

Luke 17:3
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