Matthew 18:15

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If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

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  • Lev 19:17 : 17 Do not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your neighbor, and do not bear sin because of him.
  • Col 3:13 : 13 Bear with one another and forgive one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord forgave you, so also you must forgive.
  • 2 Thess 3:15 : 15 Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as a brother or sister.
  • Luke 17:3-4 : 3 Be on guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him.
  • Lev 6:2-7 : 2 Command Aaron and his sons, saying: This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall remain on the hearth of the altar all night until morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning. 3 The priest shall put on his linen garment and wear linen undergarments on his body. He shall remove the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar and place them beside the altar. 4 Then he shall take off his garments and put on other garments and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. 5 The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest shall add wood to it, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fatty portions of the peace offerings on it. 6 The fire must always be kept burning on the altar; it must not go out. 7 This is the law of the grain offering: The sons of Aaron shall present it before the LORD, in front of the altar.
  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let a righteous person strike me—it is a kindness; let them rebuke me—it is oil on my head, which my head will not refuse. For my prayer is still against the deeds of the wicked.
  • Jas 5:19-20 : 19 My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you strays from the truth and someone turns them back, 20 let them know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save their soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
  • 1 Pet 3:1 : 1 In the same way, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, so that even if some disobey the word, they may be won over without a word by the conduct of their wives.
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit. Watch yourself, so that you too might not be tempted.
  • 1 Cor 9:19-21 : 19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to everyone, so that I might win more of them. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law, I became like one under the law, even though I myself am not under the law, to win those under the law. 21 To those without the law, I became like one without the law (not being without God’s law but under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.
  • 2 Cor 7:12 : 12 So even though I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong or for the sake of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you, in the sight of God, your earnestness on our behalf.
  • 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 And that no one transgresses or defrauds their brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these things, as we have forewarned and solemnly testified to you.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
  • Prov 25:9-9 : 9 Debate your case with your neighbor, but do not reveal another’s secret. 10 Lest the one who hears it brings shame upon you, and your slander is not retracted.
  • Matt 18:35 : 35 This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.
  • 1 Cor 8:12 : 12 When you sin in this way against your brothers and sisters and wound their weak consciences, you are sinning against Christ.
  • Rom 12:21 : 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • 1 Cor 6:6-8 : 6 But instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers! 7 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? 8 Instead, you yourselves wrong and cheat—and you do this to your brothers and sisters.

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  • Matt 18:16-17
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    84%

    16But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

    17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

  • Luke 17:2-4
    3 verses
    83%

    2It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

    3Be on guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

    4And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him.

  • Matt 5:23-25
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    79%

    23So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

    24leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

    25Settle matters quickly with your adversary while you are on the way to court. Otherwise, your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.

  • Matt 18:35
    76%

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

  • 2 Thess 3:15
    75%

    15Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as a brother or sister.

  • Gal 6:1
    74%

    1Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit. Watch yourself, so that you too might not be tempted.

  • Jas 5:19
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    19My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you strays from the truth and someone turns them back,

  • Deut 22:1-2
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    72%

    1If you see your brother's ox or sheep wandering off, do not ignore it. Be sure to return it to your brother.

    2If your brother is not nearby or you do not know who he is, take the animal to your house and keep it with you until your brother comes looking for it. Then, you must return it to him.

  • Matt 6:14-15
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    72%

    14For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

    15But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

  • Lev 19:17
    71%

    17Do not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your neighbor, and do not bear sin because of him.

  • Matt 7:3-5
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    3Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not notice the beam in your own eye?

    4Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye,' while there is a beam in your own eye?

    5Hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

  • Mark 11:25-26
    2 verses
    71%

    25'And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.'

    26'But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.'

  • Deut 19:18-19
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    18The judges must investigate thoroughly, and if the witness proves to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,

    19you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from among you.

  • Deut 25:3
    70%

    3He may be given up to forty lashes but no more, so that the punishment does not exceed this, and your brother is not degraded in your sight by excessive beating.

  • Luke 12:58
    70%

    58For as you are going with your opponent to the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, so that he does not drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

  • Matt 18:21
    70%

    21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?"

  • Luke 15:18
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    18I will rise up and go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.

  • 1 Cor 8:12
    70%

    12When you sin in this way against your brothers and sisters and wound their weak consciences, you are sinning against Christ.

  • Prov 25:9
    70%

    9Debate your case with your neighbor, but do not reveal another’s secret.

  • 1 Cor 6:6-8
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    6But instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!

    7The 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?

    8Instead, you yourselves wrong and cheat—and you do this to your brothers and sisters.

  • Luke 6:41-42
    2 verses
    69%

    41Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

    42How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the speck in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

  • Prov 18:19
    69%

    19A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

  • Lev 6:2
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    2Command Aaron and his sons, saying: This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall remain on the hearth of the altar all night until morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning.

  • Luke 15:11
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    11Then He said, 'There was a man who had two sons.'

  • Luke 15:3
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    3So He told them this parable, saying:

  • Jas 4:11
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    11Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.

  • Prov 17:9
    69%

    9Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

  • Prov 6:3
    68%

    3So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have come into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your case with your neighbor.

  • Matt 5:40
    68%

    40And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well.

  • 1 John 5:16
    68%

    16If anyone sees a brother or sister committing a sin that does not lead to death, they should pray, and God will give life to them—those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying that one should pray about that.

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    68%

    31If someone sins against a neighbor and is asked to swear an oath, and they come and take the oath before Your altar in this house,

  • Matt 18:13-14
    2 verses
    68%

    13And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not wander away.

    14In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that any of these little ones should perish.

  • Lev 5:1
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    1If someone sins by hearing an oath and is a witness, whether they have seen it or know it, yet they do not report it, they will bear their guilt.

  • Matt 18:9
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    9And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

  • Deut 19:15
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    15One witness is not enough to convict anyone accused of any crime or offense. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.