Matthew 18:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

If

Go

Leviticus 19:17

Psalm 141:5

Proverbs 25:9

Thou hast

1 Peter 3:1

General references

Proverbs 27:5

Proverbs 28:23

Bible References

If

My heavenly Father will also do the same to [every one of] you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”

“When anyone sins and acts unfaithfully against the Lord by deceiving his neighbor (companion, associate) in regard to a deposit or a security entrusted to him, or through robbery, or if he has extorted from his neighbor,

Pay attention and always be on guard [looking out for one another]! If your brother sins and disregards God’s precepts, solemnly warn him; and if he repents and changes, forgive him.

but instead, brother goes to law against brother, and that before [judges who are] unbelievers?

And when you sin against the brothers and sisters in this way and wound their weak conscience [by confusing them], you sin against Christ.

So even though I wrote to you [as I did], it was not for the sake of the offender nor for the sake of the one offended, but in order to make evident to you before God how earnestly you do care for us [and your willingness to accept our authority].

bearing graciously with one another, and willingly forgiving each other if one has a cause for complaint against another; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so should you forgive.

and that [in this matter of sexual misconduct] no man shall transgress and defraud his brother because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we have told you before and solemnly warned you.

Go

‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you may most certainly rebuke your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him.

Let the righteous [thoughtfully] strike (correct) me—it is a kindness [done to encourage my spiritual maturity].
It is [the choicest anointing] oil on the head;
Let my head not refuse [to accept and acknowledge and learn from] it;
For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.

Argue your case with your neighbor himself [before you go to court];
And do not reveal another’s secret,

Thou hast

The fruit of the [consistently] righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise captures and wins souls [for God—he gathers them for eternity].

Do not be overcome and conquered by evil, but overcome evil with good.

For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to everyone, so that I may win more [for Christ].

My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you strays from the truth and falls into error and [another] one turns him back [to God],

In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands [subordinate, not as inferior, but out of respect for the responsibilities entrusted to husbands and their accountability to God, and so partnering with them] so that even if some do not obey the word [of God], they may be won over [to Christ] without discussion by the godly lives of their wives,

General references

Better is an open reprimand [of loving correction]
Than love that is hidden.

He who [appropriately] reprimands a [wise] man will afterward find more favor
Than he who flatters with the tongue.