Jesus said unto him,
I say not unto you, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
Hom., lxi: Peter thought that he had made a large allowance; but what answers Christ the Lover of men? it follows, “Jesus saith unto him, I say not untothee, Until seven times, but, Until seventy times seven.”.
When He says, “Until seventy times seven,” He does not limit a definite number within which forgiveness must be kept; but He signifies thereby something endless and ever enduring.
