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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16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:16 Deut. 19:15
  2. Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
  3. Matthew 18:18 Or will have been

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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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:16 Lit mouth
  2. Matthew 18:16 Lit word
  3. Matthew 18:17 Lit the
  4. Matthew 18:17 Lit the
  5. Matthew 18:18 I.e., forbid
  6. Matthew 18:18 Gr fut. pft. pass. tense
  7. Matthew 18:18 I.e., permit
  8. Matthew 18:18 Gr fut. pft. pass. tense