en_tn_lite_do_not_use/luk/17/03.md

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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)

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