Matthew 18 21-22 KJV Then came Peter to him and said Lord how oft shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him till seven times Jesus saith unto him I say not unto thee Until seven times but Until seventy times seven ____ seventy times seven isn t meant to be taken literally 490 times but symbolizes unlimited forgiveness You re not meant to keep count of other mistakes towards you you re meant to forgive We make mistakes everyday but Jesus s sacrifice was greater than our mistakes Jesus didn t say well you made to many mistakes so my sacrifice doesn t cover those ones He said it is done you are forgiven He expects us to take his gift of eternal life amp love And to try our hardest to change our hearts