Correcting Another Believer

¹⁵ “If another believer^[a] sins against you,^[b] go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back.

¹⁷ “Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives.^[a] Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.

³ So watch yourselves!

“If another believer^[a] sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive. ⁴ Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive.”

¹³ Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.

We Harvest What We Plant

6 Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer^[a] is overcome by some sin, you who are godly^[b] should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.

¹⁵ Don’t think of them as enemies, but warn them as you would a brother or sister.^[a]

Restore Wandering Believers

¹⁹ My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back, ²⁰ you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.

³⁵ “That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters^[a] from your heart.”

²¹ Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.