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- Matthew 18:21-22: Not Seven Times, but Seventy-Seven Times
Matthew 18:21-22 records Peter asking how many times he should forgive, and Jesus answering, "not seven times, but seventy-seven times" (KJV: seventy times seven). Read it (NIV, KJV), the Greek words, the parable that follows, and a plain reading.
- Bible Verses for Hard Times: Comfort When Life Is Heavy
Bible verses for hard times: short Scriptures for grief, fear, waiting, and exhaustion, with plain notes on when each fits.
- Love in the Bible by the Numbers
How many times the King James Version writes love, loves, loved, loving, loveth, lovest, and love's. Counts by book, testament, and Strong's number, from a public-domain text.
- Nahum 1:7: The Lord Is Good, a Refuge in Times of Trouble
Nahum 1:7 says, "The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble." Read the verse (NIV, KJV), its context in Nahum 1, and a plain reading.
- What Does the Bible Say About Forgiveness?
What does the Bible say about forgiveness: God forgives in Christ, and his people forgive as they have been forgiven. A direct answer, with the verses.
- Bible Verses About Family Love: 15 Scriptures for Home
Family love is loyal in hard times, honors parents, and bears with one another. These 15 verses include short notes.
- Bible Verses About Mary Magdalene: 12 Scriptures on the First Witness of the Resurrection
In Scripture, Mary Magdalene was freed by Jesus from seven demons, stood at the cross, and met the risen Lord.
- Bible Verses About Peter: 12
Bible Verses About Peter: 12 on the fisherman who walked on water, denied Jesus three times, and was restored by the lake.
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- Matthew 18:21-22 — Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, 'Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?' Jesus answered, 'I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.' Read the article
- 2 Kings 4:32-35 — When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his couch. He went in, shut the door on the two of them and prayed to the Lord. Then he got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, hands to hands. As he stretched himself out on him, the boy's body grew warm. Elisha turned away and walked back and forth in the room and then got on the bed and stretched out on him once more. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes. Read the article
- 2 Kings 5:14 — So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy. Read the article
- Daniel 3:19-20 — Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. Read the article
- Daniel 4:25 — You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes. Read the article