Matthew 18
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Matthew 18:16-18

16But ifG1437 he does not listenG191 to you, takeG3880 oneG1520 orG2228 twoG1417 moreG2089 with you, soG2443 thatG2443 1on the 2testimonyG4750 of twoG1417 orG2228 threeG5140 witnessesG3144 everyG3956 3matterG4487 may be confirmedG2476. 17And ifG1437 he refusesG3878 toG3878 listenG3878 to them, 4tellG3004 it to the churchG1577; and ifG1437 he refusesG3878 toG3878 listenG3878 evenG2532 to the churchG1577, 5he is to be to you as 6a GentileG1482 and 7a taxG5057 collectorG5057. 18TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 8whateverG3745G1437 you 9bindG1210 on earthG1093 10shall have been boundG1210 in heavenG3772; and whateverG3745G1437 you 11looseG3089 on earthG1093 12shall have been loosedG3089 in heavenG3772.

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Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 18:16 Deut 19:15; John 8:17; 2 Cor 13:1; 1 Tim 5:19; Heb 10:28 ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 18:16 Lit mouth ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 18:16 Lit word ↩
  4. 4. Matthew 18:17 1 Cor 6:1ff ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 18:17 2 Thess 3:6, 14f ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 18:17 Lit the ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 18:17 Lit the ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 18:18 Matt 16:19; John 20:23 ↩
  9. 9. Matthew 18:18 I.e., forbid ↩
  10. 10. Matthew 18:18 Gr fut. pft. pass. tense ↩
  11. 11. Matthew 18:18 I.e., permit ↩
  12. 12. Matthew 18:18 Gr fut. pft. pass. tense ↩

Commentaries on Matthew 18

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