Matthew 18:21 (GNV)

Passage

Then came Peter to him, and said, Master, howe oft shall my brother sinne against me, and I shall forgiue him? vnto seuen times?

Nearby Context

Matthew 18:19 Againe, verely I say vnto you, that if two of you shall agree in earth vpon any thing, whatsoeuer they shall desire, it shall be giuen them of my Father which is in heauen.

Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the mids of them.

Matthew 18:21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Master, howe oft shall my brother sinne against me, and I shall forgiue him? vnto seuen times?

Matthew 18:22 Iesus said vnto him, I say not to thee, Vnto seuen times, but, Vnto seuentie times seuen times.

Matthew 18:23 Therefore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine King, which would take an account of his seruants.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "peter", "said", "master", "howe", "shall", "brother", and "sinne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "peter", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "For where two or three are gathered..." into verse 22's "Iesus said vnto him I say not...", so "came" and "peter" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "came" and "peter" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.