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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:21-35

The pardon of injuries, and the parable of the unmerciful servant . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:21-35

The law of forgiveness. I. THE CONVERSATION WITH ST . PETER . 1 . Peter ' s question . The Lord had intimated the duty of gentleness in dealing with offences. Every effort was to be used to reconcile the offending brother; he was to be approached with all gentleness, with all Christian tact, if so be that he might be won back to Christ and to the Church. Peter wished for a definite rule to guide him in carrying out the Lord's directions. According to the rabbis, an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:21-35

The unmerciful servant. The form of Peter's question shows that he still considered that to forgive was not the law of the kingdom, but a tentative measure which might at any moment be revoked, that underneath the forgiveness there lies the right to revenge. We also know this feeling of Peter's, that in forgiving we are doing something more than could be demanded of us. And this feeling, wherever it exists, shows that we are living with retaliation for the law, forgiveness for the exception.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:21-35

The limits of mercy. Peter's question here was suggested by his Lord's doctrine concerning Christian judgment ( Matthew 18:15-20 ). "Then came Peter," etc. The form of Peter's question may have been suggested by the custom of the rabbins who from Amos 1:3 —"For three transgressions, and for four, I will not turn away wrath"—held that three offences were to be forgiven, and not the fourth; or, uniting the two numbers, made "seven times" the extreme limit of their forgiveness. The Lord's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:22

I say not unto thee. Jesus gives the full weight of his authority to his precept, in distinction from Peter's suggestion and rabbinical glosses. Seventy times seven. No specific number, but practically unlimited. There is no measure to forgiveness; it must be practised whenever occasion arises. Some translate, "seventy-seven times," making an allusion to the retribution exacted from Lamech: "If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold" ( Genesis 4:24 ).... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:22

The Christian limit of forgiveness, "Until seventy times seven." This is no fixed number. It is a figurative way of saying that there is, and there can be, no limit to Christian forgiveness. To understand the point and force of St. Peter's question, it is necessary to know the rabbinical rules of forgiveness with which he would be familiar. It was a settled rule of the rabbis that forgiveness should not be extended more than three times. Edersheim says, "It was a principle of rabbinism that,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 18:21

Then came Peter ... - The mention of the duty Matthew 18:15 of seeing a brother when he had offended us, implying that it was a duty to forgive him, led Peter to ask how often this was to be done.Forgive him - To forgive is to treat as though the offence was not committed - to declare that we will not harbor malice or treat unkindly, but that the matter shall be buried and forgotten. read more

Albert Barnes

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

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 an extent.I say not unto thee, Until seven times, but, Until seventy times seven - The meaning is, that we are not to limit our forgiveness to any fixed number of times. See Genesis 4:24. As often as a brother injures us and asks forgiveness, we are to forgive him. It is, indeed, his duty to ask... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 18:21-22

Matthew 18:21-22. 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 injuries to others, came and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Must I go on to do it until he has repeated the injury seven times? He does not mean seven times a day, as Christ said, Luke 17:4, but seven times in his life, thinking, if a... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 18:15-35

79. Lessons in forgiveness (Matthew 18:15-35)Disciples of Jesus should be willing to forgive fellow believers who sin against them, but they should also be concerned that offenders realize their sin and turn from it. In each case the believer should go to the offender privately and point out the wrongdoing, so that the person might be spiritually helped. If this fails, two or three others should be called in, firstly to make sure that the offender is in fact guilty and secondly to appeal for... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:21-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:21-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:21-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:21-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 18:21

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 18:21-22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 18:15-35

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