That's ''seventy-seven times'' (typo error)

I don't quite understand what your saying. Because I'm sure I said that the Seventy Times Seven thing was just an allegory.

elijah2,you said that seventy times seven is 490 yes? but other translations plus that footnote say seventy-seven,so that wouldn't be a reference to 490 as it would then be just 77 times.

Well seen that some translations say Seventy Times Seven and others say Seventy Seven which of them do you think probably is the correct translation?

I believe the correct meaning and rendering is 77 times.

But why does these Bible Versions say, Seventy times Seven

(1) KJV, (2) NKJV, (3) NAS, (4) ESV, (5) Amplified Bible, (6) Young's Literal Translation, (7) Webster's Bible Translation, (8) God's Word Translation, (9) Darby Bible Translation, (10) World English Translation, (11) Weymouth New Testament, (12) Bible in Basic English, (13) Douay Bible. And many more could be cited.

As compared to: these Bibles that say, Seventy Seven times

(1) New Word Translation, (2) NIV, (3) ISV, and (4) NET Bible.

Doesn't matter how many render 'seventy times seven'.I mean,many render Sheol, Hades,Ge'enna as 'hell',making it look like a fiery hell which it isn't. You know it's the grave of mankind as I do. Jesus was just making the point of forgiving our brothers much more than a fixed number.But if you believe an allegory then fair enough,it's your belief and I respect your right to have it.

I agree with you 100% that me quoting bible versions that render a passage the way I believe it is to be rendered doesn't prove at all, that it is how the passage or verse is to be rendered.