DAY 273
Not Seven Times, but Seventy-Seven Times
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ORIGINAL
οὐ λέγω σοι ἕως ἑπτάκις, ἀλλὰ ἕως ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά
📜 THE VERSE
Not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Do I put a limit on how many times I forgive? What changes once that number is crossed?
📝Reflection
To a disciple who thought seven times was already generous, this answer makes the counting itself meaningless. Seventy-seven times is not a precise calculation but a way of saying, "stop counting." If forgiveness has a fixed quota, it is already a transaction, not forgiveness. Real forgiveness begins at the point where we have forgotten which time it is.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
If you have been counting how many times you have forgiven someone, erase that number today.
📖 Source:
Matthew 18:21-22.
그리스어 원전(Westcott-Hort 1881) + 개역한글판(1961, PD) 참조, ONGO 자체 의역.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
