Matthew 18:15

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“If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.”

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BSBPD

“If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 18:15 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 6:2“If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor
  2. Leviticus 19:17You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.
  3. Psalms 141:5Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
  4. Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
  5. Proverbs 25:9Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
  6. Matthew 18:35That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
  7. Luke 17:3Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
  8. Romans 12:21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  9. 1 Corinthians 6:6Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!
  10. 1 Corinthians 8:12By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
  11. 1 Corinthians 9:19Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
  12. 2 Corinthians 7:12So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
  13. Galatians 6:1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
  14. Colossians 3:13Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
  15. 1 Thessalonians 4:6and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
  16. 2 Thessalonians 3:15Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
  17. James 5:19My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
  18. 1 Peter 3:1Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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