Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.
Matthew 18:15 - English Standard Version 2016 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your 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 a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.
“You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.
So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”
Thus, sinning against your brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.
So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong, nor for the sake of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God.
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him,
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,