Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
"If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"If your brother sins against you, go and confront him while the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.
A Conservative Version
But if thy brother should sin against thee, go and reprove him between thee and him alone. If he should hear thee, thou have gained thy brother.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
"And if your brother sins against you, go and show him where he wronged you, [but] keep it between just the two of you. If he listens to you [i.e., accepts your reasoning and repents], you have won your brother [back].
Anderson New Testament
And if your brother sin against you, go and tell him of his fault between you and him alone; if he hear you, you have gained your brother.
Bible in Basic English
And if your brother does wrong to you, go, make clear to him his error between you and him in private: if he gives ear to you, you have got your brother back again.
Common New Testament
"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.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Now in case such a brother do you an injury, go and expostulate with him in private: if he repents, thou hast saved thy brother.
Darby Translation
But if thy brother sin against thee, go, reprove him between thee and him alone. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Godbey New Testament
But if thy brother may sin, go, and convict him between thee and him alone: if he may hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother:
Goodspeed New Testament
"But if your brother wrongs you go to him and show him his fault while you are alone with him. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.
John Wesley New Testament
But if thy brother shall sin against thee, go and tell him his fault, between thee and him alone: if he will hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Julia Smith Translation
And if thy brother sin against thee, retire, and refute him between thee and him alone; if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
King James 2000
Moreover if your brother shall trespass against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone: if he shall hear you, you have gained your brother.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Now if your brother sins against you, go correct him between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
Modern King James verseion
But if your brother shall trespass against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Moreover, if thy brother trespass against thee, Go and tell him his fault between him and thee alone. If he hear thee, thou hast won thy brother:
Moffatt New Testament
If your brother sins [against you], go and reprove him, as between you and him alone. If he listens to you, then you have won your brother over;
Montgomery New Testament
"If your brother sins against you, go and show him, between yourself and him alone. If he listens, you have won your brother.
NET Bible
"If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.
Noyes New Testament
Moreover, if thy brother sin, go and reprove him between thee and him alone. If he listen to thee, thou hast gained thy brother;
Sawyer New Testament
But if your brother sins against you, go and reprove him between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.
The Emphasized Bible
But, if thy brother sin, withdraw, convince him, betwixt thee and him, alone, - If unto thee he hearken, thou hast gained thy brother;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Now if thy brother sin against thee, go and reprove him between thyself and him alone; if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Twentieth Century New Testament
If your Brother does wrong, go to him and convince him of his fault when you and he are alone. If he listens to you, you have won your Brother.
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
"If your brother acts wrongly towards you, go and point out his fault to him when only you and he are there. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
Williams New Testament
"Again, if your brother wrongs you, go and while alone with him show him the wrong. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.
World English Bible
"If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
Worrell New Testament
"And, if your brother sin against you, go show him his fault between you and him alone. If he hear you, you gained your brother;
Worsley New Testament
And if thy brother trespass against thee, go and expostulate with him alone; if he hearken to thee, thou hast gained thy brother:
Youngs Literal Translation
'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;
Themes
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Rebuking
Secret » Of others not to be divulged
Witness » The necessity of more than one witness for anything to be established
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 18:15
Images Matthew 18:15
Prayers for Matthew 18:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Confronting A Brother Who Sins Against You
14 Even so it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. 15 "If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
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Cross References
Leviticus 19:17
"'You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
Leviticus 6:2-7
"If anyone sins, and commits a trespass against the LORD, and deals falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of robbery, or has oppressed his neighbor,
1 Corinthians 9:19-21
For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
Colossians 3:13
bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as the Lord forgave you, so you also do.
James 5:19-20
My brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back,
1 Peter 3:1
In like manner, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any do not obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;
Psalm 141:5
Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; do not let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
Proverbs 25:9-10
Debate your case with your neighbor, and do not betray the confidence of another;
Matthew 18:35
So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you do not each forgive your brother from your heart."
Luke 17:3-4
Be careful. If your brother sins, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.
Romans 12:21
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
1 Corinthians 6:6-8
But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers.
1 Corinthians 8:12
Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.
2 Corinthians 7:12
So although I wrote to you, 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 revealed in you in the sight of God.
Galatians 6:1
Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also are not tempted.
1 Thessalonians 4:6
that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.
2 Thessalonians 3:15
Do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.