English Standard Version
Luke 17:3
3Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him,
Luke 17:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
- New International Version (NIV)So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
- New Living Translation (NLT)So watch yourselves! “If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive.
Context of Luke 17:3
1And he said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! 2It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, 4and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." 5The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
Read all of Luke 17Luke 17:3 word by word
προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς. ἐὰν ἁμάρτῃ ὁ ἀδελφός σου, ἐπιτίμησον αὐτῷ· καὶ ἐὰν μετανοήσῃ, ἄφες αὐτῷ.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Take heedπροσέχωprosechō · to watch outG4337
- to yourselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- ·δέde · thenG1161
- Ifἐάνean · ifG1437
- thyσύsu · youG4771
- brotherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- trespassἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
- againstεἰςeis · towardG1519
- rebukeἐπιτιμάωepitimaō · to rebukeG2008
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- he repentμετανοέωmetanoeō · to repentG3340
- forgiveἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: forgiveG863
Cross-references for Luke 17:3
- Luke 21:34"But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.
- Exodus 34:12Take care, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you go, lest it become a snare in your midst.
- Deuteronomy 4:9"Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children's children—
- 2 Chronicles 19:6and said to the judges, "Consider what you do, for you judge not for man but for the Lord. He is with you in giving judgment.
- Ephesians 5:15Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
- Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
- 2 John 1:8Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward.
- Matthew 18:15"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.
- Leviticus 19:17"You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.
- Psalms 141:5Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.
- Proverbs 9:8Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
- Proverbs 17:10A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
- Proverbs 27:5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
- Galatians 2:11But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
- James 5:19My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back,
Commentaries on Luke 17:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3If thy brother trespass - See the notes on Matthew 18:21, Matthew 18:22.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3See the notes at Matthew 18:15, Matthew 18:21-22. “Trespass against thee.” Sin against thee, or does anything that gives you an offence or does you an injury. Rebuke - Reprove. Go and tell him his fault, and seek an explanation. Acquaint him with what has been the effect of his conduct, and the state of your feelings, that he may acknowledge his error and repent.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. (See on Mt 18:15-17; Mt 18:21, 22).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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