Matthew 18:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

Moreover if your brother trespasses against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone: if he hears you, you have gained your brother.

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  • Lev 19:17 : 17 You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him.
  • Col 3:13 : 13 Bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so also do you.
  • 2 Thess 3:15 : 15 Yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
  • Luke 17:3-4 : 3 Take heed to yourselves: If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, I repent; you shall forgive him.
  • Lev 6:2-7 : 2 If a person sins and commits a trespass against the LORD, and lies to his neighbor about something delivered to him to keep, or about a pledge, or about something taken away by violence, or has deceived his neighbor; 3 Or if he has found what was lost and lies about it, and swears falsely; in any of these things a person may do, sinning therein: 4 Then it shall be, because he has sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore what he took violently away, or the thing which he has deceitfully obtained, or what was delivered to him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, 5 Or anything about which he has sworn falsely; he shall restore it in full, and shall add one-fifth more to it, and give it to the one to whom it belongs, on the day of his trespass offering. 6 And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, a ram without blemish from the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest: 7 And the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for anything of all that he has done in trespassing therein.
  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him rebuke me; it shall be as excellent oil, which shall not break my head, for my prayer shall still be in their calamities.
  • Jas 5:19-20 : 19 Brethren, if any of you stray from the truth, and someone turns him back; 20 Let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death and shall cover a multitude of sins.
  • 1 Pet 3:1 : 1 In the same way, you wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that if any do not obey the word, they may also be won without a word by the conduct of their wives;
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brothers, if a man is caught in a fault, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.
  • 1 Cor 9:19-21 : 19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more. 20 And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win the Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; 21 To those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.
  • 2 Cor 7:12 : 12 Therefore, though I wrote to you, I did not do it for the sake of him who had done the wrong, nor for the sake of him who suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear to you.
  • 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
  • Prov 25:9-9 : 9 Debate your cause with your neighbor himself; and do not disclose a secret to another; 10 Lest he who hears it put you to shame, and your infamy not be turned away.
  • Matt 18:35 : 35 So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you do not forgive from your hearts every one his brother their trespasses.
  • 1 Cor 8:12 : 12 But when you sin against the brethren and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
  • Rom 12:21 : 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • 1 Cor 6:6-8 : 6 But brother goes to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. 7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because you go to law one with another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather allow yourselves to be defrauded? 8 No, you do wrong and defraud, and that your brethren.

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  • Matt 18:16-17
    2 verses
    84%

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

    17And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church: but if he refuses to hear the church, let him be to you as a heathen and 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 that he should offend one of these little ones.

    3Take heed to yourselves: If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

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

  • Matt 5:23-25
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    79%

    23Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,

    24Leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

    25Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

  • Matt 18:35
    76%

    35So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you do not forgive from your hearts every one his brother their trespasses.

  • 2 Thess 3:15
    75%

    15Yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

  • Gal 6:1
    74%

    1Brothers, if a man is caught in a fault, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.

  • Jas 5:19
    73%

    19Brethren, if any of you stray from the truth, and someone turns him back;

  • Deut 22:1-2
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    72%

    1You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them; you shall certainly bring them back to your brother.

    2And if your brother is not near you, or if you do not know him, then you shall bring it to your own house, and it shall be with you until your brother seeks after it, and you shall restore it to him again.

  • Matt 6:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

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

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

  • Lev 19:17
    71%

    17You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him.

  • Matt 7:3-5
    3 verses
    71%

    3And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?

    4Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye'; and behold, a plank is in your own eye?

    5You hypocrite, first remove the plank 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%

    25And when you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone: that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

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

  • Deut 19:18-19
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    70%

    18And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness who has testified falsely against his brother;

    19Then you shall do to him as he thought to have done to his brother; so you shall put away the evil from among you.

  • Deut 25:3
    70%

    3Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed; lest, if he should exceed and beat him with many more stripes, then your brother should appear vile to you.

  • Luke 12:58
    70%

    58When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, as you are on the way, give diligence that you may be delivered from him; lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison.

  • Matt 18:21
    70%

    21Then Peter came to him, and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?

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

  • 1 Cor 8:12
    70%

    12But when you sin against the brethren and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

  • Prov 25:9
    70%

    9Debate your cause with your neighbor himself; and do not disclose a secret to another;

  • 1 Cor 6:6-8
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    6But brother goes to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

    7Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because you go to law one with another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather allow yourselves to be defrauded?

    8No, you do wrong and defraud, and that your brethren.

  • Luke 6:41-42
    2 verses
    69%

    41And why do you behold the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the beam that is in your own eye?

    42Or how can you say to your brother, Brother, let me pull out the speck that is in your eye, when you yourself do not see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to pull out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

  • Prov 18:19
    69%

    19A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, and their disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

  • Lev 6:2
    69%

    2If a person sins and commits a trespass against the LORD, and lies to his neighbor about something delivered to him to keep, or about a pledge, or about something taken away by violence, or has deceived his neighbor;

  • Luke 15:11
    69%

    11And he said, A certain man had two sons:

  • Luke 15:3
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    3And he spoke this parable to them, saying,

  • Jas 4:11
    69%

    11Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

  • Prov 17:9
    69%

    9He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

  • Prov 6:3
    68%

    3Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, when you have come into the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself, and make sure your friend.

  • Matt 5:40
    68%

    40If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also.

  • 1 John 5:16
    68%

    16If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should pray about that.

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    68%

    31If any man trespass against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before your altar in this house:

  • Matt 18:13-14
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    13And if he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine which did not go astray.

    14Even so, it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

  • Lev 5:1
    68%

    1And if a person sins, and hears the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of it; if he does not speak of it, then he shall bear his guilt.

  • Matt 18:9
    68%

    9And if your eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you: it is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

  • Deut 19:15
    68%

    15One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.