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SBL Greek New Testament

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Matthew 18

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matthew.18.mt18Heart

ἀπὸ τῶν καρδιῶν ὑμῶν

GRAMMARINNER_LIFEFORGIVENESSTRANSLATIONhigh confidence

From where must forgiveness come?

The plural ‘your hearts’ addresses the disciples collectively while requiring inward, not merely formal, forgiveness.

Why this default

‘From your hearts’ is default because it retains the plural address and locates forgiveness inwardly in every disciple. ‘From the heart’ is idiomatic singular English, while ‘genuinely from within’ interprets the requirement.

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Project defaultfrom your hearts

Project default · plural retained

Alternativefrom the heart

Idiomatic English

Alternativegenuinely from within

Meaning expanded

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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