Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 So, too, it is the will of my Father who is in Heaven that not one of these lowly ones should be lost. 15 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. 16 But, if he does not listen to you, take with you one or two others, so that 'on the evidence of two or three witnesses, every word may be put beyond dispute.'
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Cross References
1 Corinthians 9:19-21
Although I was entirely free, yet, to win as many converts as possible, I made myself everyone's slave.
Colossians 3:13
Bearing with one another, and, when there is any ground for complaint, forgiving one another freely. As the Master freely forgave you, so you must forgive one another.
James 5:19-20
My Brothers, should one of you be led astray from the Truth, and some one bring him back again,
1 Peter 3:1
Again, you married women should submit to your husbands, so that if any of them reject the Message, they may, apart from the Message, be won over, by the conduct of their wives,
Matthew 18:35
So, also, will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each one of you forgives his Brother from his heart."
Luke 17:3-4
Be on your guard! If your brother does wrong, reprove him; but if he repents, forgive him.
Romans 12:21
Never be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
1 Corinthians 6:6-8
Must Brother go to law with Brother, and that, too, before unbelievers?
1 Corinthians 8:12
In this way, by sinning against your Brothers and injuring their consciences, while still weak, you sin against Christ.
2 Corinthians 7:12
So, then, even though I did write to you, it was not for the sake of the wrong-doer, or of the man who was wronged, but to make you conscious, in the sight of God, of your own earnest care for us. And it is this that has encouraged us.
Galatians 6:1
Brothers, even if a man should be caught committing a sin, you who are spiritually minded should, in a gentle spirit, help him to recover himself, taking care lest any one of you also should be tempted.
1 Thessalonians 4:6
None of you over-reaching or taking advantage of his Brother in such matters. 'The Lord takes vengeance' upon all who do such things, as we have already warned you and solemnly declared.
2 Thessalonians 3:15
Yet do not think of him as an enemy, but caution him as you would a Brother.