Matthew 18:22

Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

Cross-reference

Matthew 6:12 ties God's forgiveness to our forgiving others — the same principle of unlimited forgiveness Jesus teaches here.

Matthew 6:14 promises that forgiving others brings God's forgiveness — reinforcing the necessity of unlimited forgiveness here.

Matthew 6:15 warns that unforgiveness blocks God's forgiveness — the same high stakes behind Jesus' command to forgive endlessly here.

Micah 7:19 Parallel

Micah 7:19 pictures God casting sins into the sea — the same complete forgiveness that sets the standard for our forgiving others in Jesus' command.

Mark 11:25 Parallel

Mark 11:25 connects forgiveness to prayer — the same requirement of a forgiving heart that Jesus insists on here with the seventy-seven times.

Mark 11:26 Parallel

Mark 11:26 (if present) warns that unforgiveness blocks God's forgiveness — echoing the same principle as Jesus' command to forgive without limit here.

In Ephesians 4:32, Paul directly commands forgiving one another as God forgave — the same principle as Jesus' seventy-seven times.

In Colossians 3:13, Paul explicitly links forgiving others to Christ's forgiveness — the same unlimited standard Jesus gives here.

In Genesis 4:24, Lamech boasts of vengeance multiplied to seventy-seven — Jesus reverses this by demanding unlimited forgiveness.

Luke 17:4 Parallel

Luke 17:4 echoes the same call: forgive a repentant brother even if he sins seven times in a day — directly parallel to unlimited forgiveness.

In Proverbs 19:11, overlooking an offense is wise — the same generous spirit behind Jesus' command to forgive without limit.

Isaiah 55:7 Related theme

Isaiah 55:7 describes God's abundant pardon — the same unlimited mercy that underlies Jesus' command to forgive seventy-seven times.