Matthew 18:15-20

International Children’s Bible

When a Person Sins Against You

¹⁵ “If your brother sins against you,^[a] go and tell him what he did wrong. Do this in private. If he listens to you, then you have helped him to be your brother again. ¹⁶ But if he refuses to listen, then go to him again and take one or two other people with you. ‘Every case may be proved by two or three witnesses.’^{[b] 17} If he refuses to listen to them, then tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, then treat him as you would one who does not believe in God. Treat him as if he were a tax collector.

¹⁸ “I tell you the truth. The things you don’t allow on earth will be the things God does not allow. The things you allow on earth will be the things that God allows.

¹⁹ “Also, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about something, then you can pray for it. And the thing you ask for will be done for you by my Father in heaven. ²⁰ This is true because if two or three people come together in my name, I am there with them.”