Matthew 18:22
(KJV) Jesus
saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until
seventy times seven.
(1611 KJV) Iesus saith vnto him, I
say not vnto thee, Untill seuen times: but, Untill
seuentie times seuen.
(1587 Geneva Bible) Iesus said vnto
him, I say not to thee, Vnto seuen times, but, Vnto
seuentie times seuen times.
(1568 Bishops Bible) Iesus sayth vnto
hym, I say not vnto thee vntyll seuen tymes: but, vntyll
seuentie tymes seuen.
(1526 Tyndale) Iesus sayd vnto him: I
saye not vnto the seven tymes: but seventy
tymes seven tymes.
Counterfeit Versions
(CEB) Jesus said, “Not just seven times, but rather as
many as seventy-seven times.
(CEV) Jesus answered: Not just seven times, but
seventy-seven times!
(ERV) Jesus answered, “I tell you, you must forgive
them more than seven times. You must continue to forgive them even if they do
wrong to you seventy-seven times.
(ESV) Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven
times, but seventy-seven times.
(ISV) Jesus told him, “I tell you, not just seven
times, but 77 times!
(NABRE) Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times
but seventy-seven times.
(NET) Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, I tell you,
but seventy-seven times!
(NIRV) Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times,
but 77 times.
(NIV) Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times,
but seventy-seven times.
(NRSV) Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I
tell you, seventy-seven times.
(NWT-Jehovah’s Witnesses) Jesus said to him: “I say to
you, not up to seven times, but up to 77 times.
Textus Receptus - Traditional Text
λεγει αυτω ο ιησους ου λεγω σοι εως επτακις αλλ εως
εβδομηκοντακις επτα
Hort-Westcott - Critical Text
λεγει αυτω ο ιησους ου λεγω σοι εως επτακις αλλα εως
εβδομηκοντακις επτα
Corrupted Manuscripts
None
Affected Teaching
The adverb “hebdomêkontakis” above carries with it the
meaning of “seventy times” not “seventy.” The word “hepta” at the end of the
sentence is translated “seven” and it is in cardinal form meaning it is a stand
alone number showing a specific number and in this case it is seven. These are
two separate words “seventy times” and “seven,” they are not one word meaning 77
or seventy-seven. Once again the King James Grammar shows its superiority over
these modern versions.