Then Peter came and said to Jesus, “Lord, how often must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? As many as seven times?”
Luke 17:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Pay attention to yourselves! “If your brother sins, rebuke him [i.e., show him where he is wrong in hope of effecting a change]; and if he repents [i.e., changes his heart and life], forgive him. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Pay attention and always be on your guard [looking out for one another]. If your brother sins (misses the mark), solemnly tell him so and reprove him, and if he repents (feels sorry for having sinned), forgive him. American Standard Version (1901) Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. Common English Bible Watch yourselves! If your brother or sister sins, warn them to stop. If they change their hearts and lives, forgive them. Catholic Public Domain Version Be attentive to yourselves. If your brother has sinned against you, correct him. And if he has repented, forgive him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin against thee, reprove him: and if he do penance, forgive him. |
Then Peter came and said to Jesus, “Lord, how often must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? As many as seven times?”
“But pay attention to yourselves so that your hearts do not become overburdened by carousing, and drunkenness, and the worries of life. [If you do], that ‘day’ [i.e., Jesus’ second coming and judgment] will arrive suddenly, like a trap [i.e., which catches an animal by surprise].
Look carefully [at how you are living] so that no one falls away from God’s unearned favor, and that no “poisonous plant sprouts up” to cause trouble and corrupt many people [Note: This is an analogy from Deut. 29:16-18 being used as a warning against the evil influence of wicked people],
My brothers, if anyone among you strays away from the truth [of God’s inspired message], and someone brings him back [to it],
Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you do not lose what we [Note: Some Greek manuscripts say “you”] worked for [i.e., the spiritual blessings you have acquired], but [continue faithful] so that you will receive a full reward. [See Luke 12:47-48; James 3:1; Matt. 20:1-15].