The rabbis of their day taught that people should forgive up to three times. Peter was doubling that and adding another for good measure! He said, “Lord, should we forgive up to seven times?” Well, that was a good start, but even here, Peter was wrong. Yes, he had gone far beyond what the rabbis taught, but it was not far enough for Jesus said in verse 22, “I tell you, not seven times but seventy times seven!”