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Jesus said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven. Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants. When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
Istighfar (Arabic: ٱسْتِغْفَار, romanized: istighfār) is the act of seeking forgiveness of Allah in Islam.This is usually done by saying "I seek the forgiveness of Allah" (Arabic: أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّٰهَ, romanized: astaghfiru llāha), or "I seek the forgiveness of Allah, my Lord, and turn to him (in repentance)" (Arabic: أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّٰهَ ...
A jubilee is a special year of remission of sins, debts and universal pardon. In Leviticus, a jubilee year is mentioned to occur every 50th year(7x7= Lev 25 v8-NRSV); during which slaves and prisoners would be freed, debts would be forgiven and the mercies of God would be particularly manifest.
70 They are warned by the example of the wicked in former ages; 71-72 The faithful described—their rewards; 73-74 Hypocrites denounced and threatened; 76-78 Prosperity of infidels a prelude to their destruction; 79 God shall scoff at the scoffers; 80 The defamers of the faithful shall never be forgiven; 81-83 Punishment of the “stayers at ...
Forgiveness, Salvation, Relationship, Abandonment, Distress, Triumph, and; Reunion. [1] The sayings form part of the Stations of the Cross, a Christian meditation that is often used during Lent, Holy Week and Good Friday. The Dominican author Timothy Radcliffe sees the number seven as significant, as the number of perfection in the Bible. He ...
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Calvin's interpretation is perhaps better supported by the nature of the parable and by the Greek text, [7] [10] [11] in which "for she loved much" can be read as the result, rather than the cause, of "her many sins have been forgiven." [7] [10] [11] Many modern translations, both Protestant and Catholic, reword verse 47 for clarity, e.g.:
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