Matthew 18:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

Tell

Let

2 John 1:10

An heathen

A publican

General references

Proverbs 22:10

Bible References

Tell

In those days, as the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.

Then the apostles and the elders assembled to consider this matter.

When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus with my spirit and with the power of our Lord Jesus,

If any of you has a legal dispute against another, do you dare go to court before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

The punishment inflicted by the majority is sufficient for that person.

I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have first place among them, does not receive us.

Let

Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause dissensions and obstacles contrary to the doctrine you have learned. Avoid them,

For though I am absent in body but present in spirit, I have already decided about the one who has done this thing as though I were present.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother who walks irresponsibly and not according to the tradition received from us.

and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain.

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home, and don’t say, “Welcome,” to him;

An heathen

When you pray, don’t babble like the idolaters, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words.

The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the Gentiles of the land

in order to worship Yahweh, the God of Israel.

so you will know that I am Yahweh, whose statutes you have not followed and whose ordinances you have not practiced. Instead, you have acted according to the ordinances of the nations around you.”

Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their thoughts.

Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.

A publican

For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

“Which of the two did his father’s will?”

“The first,” they said.

Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you!

All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to Him.

The Pharisee took his stand

and was praying like this: ‘God, I thank You that I’m not like other people —greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

There was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

General references

Drive out a mocker, and conflict goes too;
then quarreling and dishonor will cease.