Luke 17:3 - Plain English Version

³ So be careful.” Jesus talked to his followers. He said, “If one of my followers does something bad to you, tell them that it is wrong. If they change their way and say they are sorry, then let it go. Don’t think about any payback.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ Pay attention and always be on your guard [looking out for one another]. If your brother sins (misses the mark), solemnly tell him so and reprove him, and if he repents (feels sorry for having sinned), forgive him.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Common English Bible

³ Watch yourselves! If your brother or sister sins, warn them to stop. If they change their hearts and lives, forgive them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Be attentive to yourselves. If your brother has sinned against you, correct him. And if he has repented, forgive him.

Luke 17:3 Cross References

Matthew 18:21

Then Peter went up to Jesus and said, “Teacher, if somebody is always doing wrong things to me, how many times do I have to forget it and not do payback to that person? If I forget it 7 times, is that enough? Then if they do another wrong thing, I can do payback, right?”

Ephesians 5:15

So you have to be very careful to live the right way. You have to understand what is right and good. Don’t live like stupid people.

James 5:19

Listen, my Christian friends, suppose a Christian starts to forget about God’s true words, and that person goes the wrong way. And suppose somebody else talks to them and gets them to come back to the right way. Then God will go easy on the person that went the wrong way. He will not punish them for all the bad things they did, and he will not finish them up for ever. You see, the person that gets them to come back does a lot of good. So that is the sort of thing you have to do. From James