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If your brother sins
This is a conditional statement that talks about an event that will probably happen in the future.
your brother
"brother" is here used in the sense of someone with the same belief. AT: "a fellow believer"
rebuke him
"tell him strongly that what he did was wrong" or "correct him"
If he sins against you seven times
This is a hypothetical future situation. It may never happen, but even if it does, Jesus tells people to forgive. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo)
seven times in the day, and seven times
The number seven in the Bible is a symbol for completeness. AT: "many times in a day, and each time" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)