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Luke 17:4

In Luke 17 of Luke.

And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he shall sin” (ἁμαρτήσῃ) before against here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to” (πρὸς) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “shall sin” (ἁμάρτῃ) before against here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the day” (τῆς ἡμέρας) before shall return here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “upon” (ἐπὶ) before you here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifἑπτάκιςheptakisseven timesἑπτάκιςadverb — “seven times”G2034seven times.seven timesτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέραςhēmerasin a dayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “in a day”, the of-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.in a dayἁμαρτήσῃhamartēsēto sinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to sin”, a single actionG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.σὲsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἑπτάκιςheptakisseven timesἑπτάκιςadverb — “seven times”G2034seven times.ἐπιστρέψῃepistrepsēto turnἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to turn”, a single actionG1994(a) trans: I turn (back) to (towards), (b) intrans: I turn (back) (to [towards]); I come to myself.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.σὲseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.λέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingΜετανοῶmetanoōI repentμετανοέω (metanoeō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I repent”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3340I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), repent.This verse uses “repent”.I repentἀφήσειςaphēseisthou shalt forgiveἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou shalt forgive”, an action still aheadG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.This verse uses “forgive”.thou shalt forgiveαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

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ἁμάρτῃhamartēhe trespassἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he trespass”, a single actionG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέραςhēmerasin a dayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “in a day”, the of-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.ἐπὶepitoἐπίpreposition — “to”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and if seven times in the day he may sin against thee, and seven times in the day may turn back to thee, saying, I reform; thou shalt forgive him.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and if seven times in the day he may sin against thee, and seven times in the day may turn back to thee, saying, I reform; thou shalt forgive him.'

World English Bible

If he sins against you seven times in the day , and seven times returns , saying , ‘ I repent ,’ you shall forgive him .”

Darby Translation

And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times should return to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

Douay-Rheims

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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