Let the righteous smite me, {\i it shall be} a kindness;\par\tab And let him reprove me, {\i it shall be as} oil upon the head;\par\tab Let not my head refuse it:\par\tab For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.
Matthew 18:15 - American Standard Version 2015 And if thy brother sin, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If your brother wrongs you, go and show him his fault, between you and him privately. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. American Standard Version (1901) And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Common English Bible “If your brother or sister sins against you, go and correct them when you are alone together. If they listen to you, then you’ve won over your brother or sister. Catholic Public Domain Version But if your brother has sinned against you, go and correct him, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you will have regained your brother. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother. |
Let the righteous smite me, {\i it shall be} a kindness;\par\tab And let him reprove me, {\i it shall be as} oil upon the head;\par\tab Let not my head refuse it:\par\tab For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life;\par\tab And he that is wise winneth souls.
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.\par
Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?
So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.}\par
And thus, sinning against the brethren, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, ye sin against Christ.
So although I wrote unto you, {\i I wrote} not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be made manifest unto you in the sight of God.
Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:
that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in the matter: because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.
And {\i yet} count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.\par
In like manner, wives, {\i be} in subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they shall without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;