Matthew 5:24

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

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  • Rom 12:17-18 : 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
  • Jas 5:16 : 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful and effective.
  • 1 Cor 6:7-8 : 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.
  • Jas 3:13-18 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show his works by his good conduct with the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and deny the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. 16 For where there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice. 17 But the wisdom that comes from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and sincere. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
  • Matt 23:23 : 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint, dill, and cumin but have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These you ought to have done without neglecting the others.
  • Mark 9:50 : 50 Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? Have salt among yourselves and be at peace with one another.
  • Job 42:8 : 8 So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken the truth about Me as My servant Job has.
  • Prov 25:9 : 9 Debate your case with your neighbor, but do not reveal another’s secret.
  • Matt 18:15-17 : 15 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. 16 But 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. 17 If 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.
  • 1 Tim 2:8 : 8 Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing.
  • 1 Pet 3:7-8 : 7 Husbands, in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker vessel, showing them honor as co-heirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. 8 Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another as brothers and sisters, be tenderhearted and humble.
  • 1 Cor 11:28 : 28 Let a person examine himself, and in this way let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

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  • Matt 5:22-23
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    91%

    22But I say to you, everyone who is angry with their brother without cause will be subject to judgment. Whoever says to their brother, ‘Raka!’ will be answerable to the council, and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.

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

  • Matt 5:25-26
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    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.

    26Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

  • Matt 18:15
    75%

    15If 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.

  • Luke 17:3-4
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    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.

  • Mark 11:25-26
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    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.'

  • Matt 18:34-35
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    34In anger, his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he should pay back all he owed.

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

  • Luke 12:58
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    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 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.

  • Matt 5:38-42
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    38You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

    39But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other also.

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

    41If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.

    42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

  • Luke 6:29-30
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    29If someone strikes you on one cheek, offer them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt either.

    30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

  • Eccl 5:1
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    1Do not be hasty with your mouth, and do not let your heart rush to speak anything before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore, let your words be few.

  • Matt 6:14-15
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    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.

  • Jas 5:9
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    9Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door.

  • Luke 6:37
    69%

    37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

  • Acts 8:22
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    22Repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such thoughts in your heart.

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
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    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,

  • 2 Chr 6:22
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    22If someone sins against their neighbor and is required to take an oath before Your altar in this house,

  • Deut 22:1-2
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    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 6:1
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    1Be careful not to practice your acts of charity before others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

  • Lev 19:17
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    17Do not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your neighbor, and do not bear sin because of him.

  • Jer 7:5
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    5For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice between a person and their neighbor,

  • Gen 27:44-45
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    44Stay with him for a while, until your brother's fury subsides.

    45When your brother's anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him, I will send for you to come back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?'

  • 2 Thess 3:15
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    15Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as a brother or sister.

  • Luke 6:41-42
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    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 6:3
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    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.

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

  • Matt 6:4
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    4so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

  • Col 3:13
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    13Bear 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.

  • 1 Cor 6:6-7
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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?

  • Eccl 5:6
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    6Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore, fear God.

  • Matt 15:5
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    5But you say that if anyone declares to their father or mother, ‘What you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

  • Eph 4:26
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    26Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

  • Matt 10:13
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    13If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.