Then the wine servant remembered Joseph. The servant said to Pharaoh, “I remember something that happened to me.
Matthew 5:23 - Easy To Read Version “So when you offer your gift to God, think about other people. If you are offering your gift before the altar, {\cf2\super [64]} and you remember that your brother has something against you, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So if when you are offering your gift at the altar you there remember that your brother has any [grievance] against you, American Standard Version (1901) If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, Common English Bible Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, if you offer your gift at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If therefore thou offer thy gift at the altar, and there thou remember that thy brother hath any thing against thee; |
Then the wine servant remembered Joseph. The servant said to Pharaoh, “I remember something that happened to me.
You know the many wrong things you did against my father David. Now the Lord will punish you for those wrong things.
Why? Because I want faithful love,\par not sacrifice,\par \{I want people\} to know God,\par not \{to bring\} burnt offerings.\par
You are blind. \{You understand nothing!\} Which is greater: the gift, or the altar? The altar makes the gift holy. \{So the altar is greater.\}
then leave your gift there at the altar. Go and make peace with that person. Then come and offer your gift.
Then Jesus said to him, “Don’t tell any person about what happened. But go and show yourself to the priest. {\cf2\super [89]} And offer the gift that Moses commanded \{for people that are made well\}. This will show people that you are healed.”
When you are praying, and you remember that you are angry with another person about something, then forgive that person. Forgive them so that your Father in heaven will also forgive your sins.”
Zacchaeus said to the Lord (Jesus), “I want to do good. I will give half of my money to the poor. If I have cheated any person, I will pay that person back four times more!”
But Samuel answered, “Which pleases the Lord more: burnt offerings and sacrifices [138] or obeying the Lord’s command? It is better to obey God than to offer sacrifices to him. It is better to listen to God than to offer the fat from rams.