If Your Brother Sins Against You

15 (A)“If your brother sins against you, (B)go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have (C)gained your brother.

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Dealing With Sin in the Church

15 “If your brother or sister[a] sins,[b] go and point out their fault,(A) just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:15 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verses 21 and 35.
  2. Matthew 18:15 Some manuscripts sins against you

17 (A)“You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but (B)you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you (C)incur sin because of him.

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17 “‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart.(A) Rebuke your neighbor frankly(B) so you will not share in their guilt.

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Pay attention to yourselves! (A)If your brother sins, (B)rebuke him, and if he repents, (C)forgive him, and if he sins against you (D)seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

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So watch yourselves.

“If your brother or sister[a] sins against you, rebuke them;(A) and if they repent, forgive them.(B) Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 17:3 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman.

13 (A)bearing with one another and, (B)if one has a complaint against another, (C)forgiving each other; (D)as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

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13 Bear with each other(A) and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.(B)

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Bear One Another's Burdens

Brothers,[a] (A)if anyone is caught in any transgression, (B)you who are spiritual should restore him in (C)a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 6:1 Or Brothers and sisters; also verse 18

Doing Good to All

Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit(A) should restore(B) that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.

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15 (A)Do not regard him as an enemy, but (B)warn him as a brother.

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15 Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.(A)

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19 My brothers, (A)if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone (B)brings him back, 20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering (C)will save his soul from death and (D)will cover a multitude of sins.

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19 My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth(A) and someone should bring that person back,(B) 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save(C) them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.(D)

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35 (A)So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother (B)from your heart.”

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35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”(A)

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(A)Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness;
    let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head;
    let my head not refuse it.
Yet (B)my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.

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Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;
    let him rebuke me(A)—that is oil on my head.(B)
My head will not refuse it,
    for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.

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21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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(A)Argue your case with your neighbor himself,
    and do not reveal another's secret,
10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,
    and your ill repute have no end.

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If you take your neighbor to court,
    do not betray another’s confidence,
10 or the one who hears it may shame you
    and the charge against you will stand.

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but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers? To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. (A)Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even (B)your own brothers![a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 6:8 Or brothers and sisters

But instead, one brother(A) takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers!(B)

The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?(C) Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers and sisters.(D)

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Wives and Husbands

Likewise, wives, (A)be subject to your own husbands, so that (B)even if some do not obey the word, (C)they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,

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Wives, in the same way submit yourselves(A) to your own husbands(B) so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over(C) without words by the behavior of their wives,

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