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Matthew 18:16-18
New King James Version
Matthew 18:16-18
New King James Version
16 But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that (A)‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’ 17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a (B)heathen and a tax collector.
18 “Assuredly, I say to you, (C)whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
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Matthew 18:16-18
English Standard Version
Matthew 18:16-18
English Standard Version
16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established (A)by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, (B)tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, (C)let him be to you as (D)a Gentile and (E)a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, (F)whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed[a] in heaven.
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- Matthew 18:18 Or shall have been bound… shall have been loosed
Matthew 18:16-18
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 18:16-18
New American Standard Bible
16 But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that (A)on the [a]testimony of two or three witnesses every [b]matter may be confirmed. 17 And if he refuses to listen to them, (B)tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, (C)he is to be to you as [c]a Gentile and [d]a tax collector. 18 Truly I say to you, (D)whatever you [e]bind on earth [f]shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you [g]loose on earth [h]shall have been loosed in heaven.
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- Matthew 18:16 Lit mouth
- Matthew 18:16 Lit word
- Matthew 18:17 Lit the
- Matthew 18:17 Lit the
- Matthew 18:18 I.e., forbid
- Matthew 18:18 Gr fut. pft. pass. tense
- Matthew 18:18 I.e., permit
- Matthew 18:18 Gr fut. pft. pass. tense
Matthew 18:16-18
New International Version
Matthew 18:16-18
New International Version
16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’[a](A) 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church;(B) and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.(C)
18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be[b] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[c] loosed in heaven.(D)
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- Matthew 18:16 Deut. 19:15
- Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
- Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
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