Forgiveness
Joseph's brothers pleaded with him, "So we, the servants of the God of your father, beg you to forgive our sin." ~ Genesis 50:17 (NLT)
At that point Peter got up the nerve to ask, “Master, how many times do I forgive a brother or sister who hurts me? Seven?”
Jesus replied, “Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven. ~ Matthew 18;21-22 (MSG)
Gracious Lord, you are the model and source of all forgiveness. When we become friends with you, we start to act like you. And we start to forgive people who don't deserve forgiveness. I confess that sometimes I forget how much I have been forgiven. And I am slow to forgive. Please give me a fresh new enthusiasm for forgiveness. Show me the power of forgiveness and empower me to act like you. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
