17 And if he refuses to listen to them, (A)tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, (B)he is to be to you as [a]a Gentile and [b]a tax collector. 18 Truly I say to you, (C)whatever you [c]bind on earth [d]shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you [e]loose on earth [f]shall have been loosed in heaven.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:17 Lit the
  2. Matthew 18:17 Lit the
  3. Matthew 18:18 I.e., forbid
  4. Matthew 18:18 Gr fut. pft. pass. tense
  5. Matthew 18:18 I.e., permit
  6. Matthew 18:18 Gr fut. pft. pass. tense

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