Parallel Verses
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;
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.
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:
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 it is not will in presence of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish. 15 '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; 16 and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.
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Cross References
Leviticus 19:17
'Thou dost not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou dost certainly reprove thy fellow, and not suffer sin on him.
Leviticus 6:2-7
'When any person doth sin, and hath committed a trespass against Jehovah, and hath lied to his fellow concerning a deposit, or concerning fellowship, or concerning violent robbery, or hath oppressed his fellow;
1 Corinthians 9:19-21
for being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain;
Colossians 3:13
forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you -- so also ye;
James 5:19-20
Brethren, if any among you may go astray from the truth, and any one may turn him back,
1 Peter 3:1
In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,
Psalm 141:5
The righteous doth beat me in kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer is about their vexations.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls is wise.
Proverbs 25:9-10
Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
Matthew 18:35
so also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye may not forgive each one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.'
Luke 17:3-4
'Take heed to yourselves, and, if thy brother may sin in regard to thee, rebuke him, and if he may reform, forgive him,
Romans 12:21
Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.
1 Corinthians 6:6-8
but brother with brother doth go to be judged, and this before unbelievers!
1 Corinthians 8:12
and thus sinning in regard to the brethren, and smiting their weak conscience -- in regard to Christ ye sin;
2 Corinthians 7:12
If, then, I also wrote to you -- not for his cause who did wrong, nor for his cause who did suffer wrong, but for our diligence in your behalf being manifested unto you before God --
Galatians 6:1
Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself -- lest thou also may be tempted;
1 Thessalonians 4:6
that no one go beyond and defraud in the matter his brother, because an avenger is the Lord of all these, as also we spake before to you and testified,
2 Thessalonians 3:15
and as an enemy count him not, but admonish ye him as a brother;