Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

leave your gift there before the altar and first go and be reconciled to your brother. Then come and offer your gift.

New American Standard Bible

leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.

King James Version

Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Holman Bible

leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

A Conservative Version

leave there thy gift before the altar, and go. First be reconciled to thy brother, and then, after coming, bring thy gift.

American Standard Version

leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Amplified

leave your offering there at the altar and go. First make peace with your brother, and then come and present your offering.

An Understandable Version

[stop right there]; leave your gift at the Altar and [immediately] go to that brother and settle the matter first, before returning to offer your gift.

Anderson New Testament

leave your gift there before the altar, and go, first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Bible in Basic English

While your offering is still before the altar, first go and make peace with your brother, then come and make your offering.

Common New Testament

leave your gift there before the altar, and go. First be reconciled to your brother; and then come and offer your gift.

Daniel Mace New Testament

leave your gift before the altar, go, and first of all reconcile yourself to your brother; then come to offer your gift.

Darby Translation

leave there thy gift before the altar, and first go, be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Godbey New Testament

leave there your gift before the altar, and go, first be reconciled to your brother, then having come offer your gift.

Goodspeed New Testament

leave your gift right there before the altar and go and make up with your brother; then come back and present your gift.

John Wesley New Testament

Leaving thy gift there before the altar, go; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Julia Smith Translation

Let go there thy gift, before the altar, and retire; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then, having come, bring thy gift.

King James 2000

Leave there your gift before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Lexham Expanded Bible

leave your gift there before the altar and first go be reconciled to your brother, and then come [and] present your gift.

Modern King James verseion

leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

leave there thine offering before the altar, and go thy way first, and be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Moffatt New Testament

leave your gift at the very altar and go away; first be reconciled to your brother, then come back and offer your gift.

Montgomery New Testament

"leave there your gift before the altar, and go and make friends with your brother, first of all; then come and offer your gift.

NET Bible

leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift.

New Heart English Bible

leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Noyes New Testament

leave there thy gift before the altar, and go away; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Sawyer New Testament

leave there your gift before the altar, and go and first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

The Emphasized Bible

leave, there, thy gift before the altar, and withdraw, - first, be reconciled unto thy brother, and, then, coming, be offering thy gift.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

leave there thy gift before the altar, and go: first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Leave your gift there, before the altar, go and be reconciled to your brother, first, then come and present your gift.

Webster

Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Weymouth New Testament

leave your gift there before the altar, and go and make friends with your brother first, and then return and proceed to offer your gift.

Williams New Testament

leave your grit right there at the altar, and first go and make peace with your brother, and then come back and present your gift.

World English Bible

leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Worrell New Testament

leave there your gift before the altar, and go your way, first be reconciled to your brother, and then, coming, offer your gift.

Worsley New Testament

leave thy gift there before the altar, and go and first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Youngs Literal Translation

leave there thy gift before the altar, and go -- first be reconciled to thy brother, and then having come bring thy gift.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀφίημι 
Aphiemi 
Usage: 57

ἐκεῖ 
Ekei 
there, thither, not tr,
Usage: 65

thy
σοῦ 
Sou 
σοῦ 
Sou 
σοῦ 
Sou 
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
Usage: 241
Usage: 241
Usage: 241

δῶρον 
Doron 
Usage: 9

ἔμπροσθεν 
Emprosthen 
before, in sight, of, against, in the sight of, in the presence of, at
Usage: 27

the altar
θυσιαστήριον 
Thusiasterion 
Usage: 16

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

go thy way
ὑπάγω 
Hupago 
go, go way, go away, get thee, depart, get thee hence
Usage: 26

πρῶτον 
Proton 
first, at the first Trans, first of all,
Usage: 40

διαλλάσσω 
Diallasso 
Usage: 0

to
G80
ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
Usage: 302

G80
ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
Usage: 302

τότε 
Tote 
then, that time, when, not tr
Usage: 105

ἔρχομαι 
Erchomai 
come, go, , vr come
Usage: 424

and offer
προσφέρω 
Prosphero 
Usage: 36

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Matthew 5:24

Context Readings

The Sermon On The Mount: Anger Toward Others

23 "So if you are presenting your gift at the altar and remember there that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and first go and be reconciled to your brother. Then come and offer your gift. 25 Come to terms quickly with your opponent while you are on the way to court, or your opponent may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison.

Cross References

Mark 9:50

Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how can you restore its flavor? Keep on having salt among yourselves, and live in peace with one another."

Romans 12:17-18

Do not pay anyone back evil for evil, but focus your thoughts on what is right in the sight of all people.

Job 42:8

So take seven bulls and seven rams and bring them to my servant Job. And bring a whole burnt offering for yourselves and my servant Job will pray for you. I'll encourage him by not responding as your disgraceful folly deserves, since you didn't speak about me correctly as did my servant Job."

Proverbs 25:9

Instead, take up the matter with your neighbor, and don't betray another person's confidence.

Matthew 18:15-17

"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.

Matthew 23:23

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your mint, dill, and cummin, but have neglected the more important matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the things you should have practiced, without neglecting the others.

1 Corinthians 6:7-8

The very fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves is already a defeat for you. Why not rather just accept the wrong? Why not rather be cheated?

1 Corinthians 11:28

A person must examine himself and then eat the bread and drink from the cup,

1 Timothy 2:8

Therefore, I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without being angry or argumentative.

James 3:13-18

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his noble conduct that his actions are done humbly and wisely.

James 5:16

Therefore, make it your habit to confess your sins to one another and to pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

1 Peter 3:7-8

In a similar way, you husbands must live with your wives in an understanding manner, as with a most delicate partner. Honor them as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing may interfere with your prayers.

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