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

Bible References

Tell

In those days, as the number of the disciples was increasing, complaint was made by the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Jews that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food.

Now the apostles and elders met to consider this matter.

for when you met I too met with you in spirit by the power of our Lord Jesus --

When one of you has a grievance against his neighbor, does he dare to go to law before a heathen court, instead of laying the case before God's people?

To a man like that, this censure by the majority has been sufficient punishment,

I have written briefly to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to be first among them, refuses to listen to me.

Let

But I beg you, brothers, to keep on the lookout for those who stir up divisions and put hindrances in your way, in opposition to the instruction that you had, and always avoid them.

For my part, though I have been absent from you in person, I have been present with you in spirit, and so as really present, by the authority of our Lord Jesus, I have already passed judgment upon the man who has done this --

Now we charge you, brothers, on the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, to hold yourselves aloof from any brother who is living as a shirker instead of following the teachings you received from us.

and perpetual friction between people who are depraved in mind and deprived of truth, who imagine that religion is only a means of gain.

If anyone continuously comes to see you without bringing this teaching, you must stop welcoming him to your house and stop bidding him good morning,

An heathen

And whenever you pray, you must not keep on repeating set phrases, as the heathen do, for they suppose that they will be heard in accordance with the length of their prayers,

Stop forming intimate and inconsistent relations with unbelievers. What partnership can right-doing have with law-breaking, or how can light participate with darkness?

So I mean this and now testify to it in the name of the Lord: You must now stop living as the heathen usually do, in the frivolity of their minds,

Stop having anything to do with the profitless doings of darkness; instead you must continue to expose them.

A publican

For if you practice loving only those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even the tax-collectors practice that?

The Son of Man came eating and drinking with others, and they say, 'Just look at Him! A glutton and a wine-drinker, a chum of tax-collectors and notorious sinners!' And yet wisdom is vindicated by her doings!"

Which of the two did what his father wanted?" They answered, "The second one." Jesus said to them, "I solemnly say to you, the tax-collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of heaven ahead of you.

Now all the tax-collectors and notorious sinners were crowding around Him to listen to Him.

The Pharisee stood and said this self-centered prayer, 'O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men, robbers, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector.

Here there was a man named Zaccheus, who was tax-commissioner of the district, and he was a rich man too.