Tree of Life Version
Matthew 5:24
24leave your offering there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.
Matthew 5:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
- New International Version (NIV)leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.
- English Standard Version (ESV)leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
- New King James Version (NKJV)leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Context of Matthew 5:24
22But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be subject to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca’ shall be subject to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be subject to fiery Gehenna. 23“Therefore if you are presenting your offering upon the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering. 25“Make friends quickly with your opponent while you are with him on the way. Otherwise, your opponent may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the assistant, and you will be thrown into prison. 26Amen, I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid back the last penny!
Read all of Matthew 5Matthew 5:24 word by word
ἄφες ἐκεῖ τὸ δῶρόν σου ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου καὶ ὕπαγε, πρῶτον διαλλάγηθι τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου, καὶ τότε ἐλθὼν πρόσφερε τὸ δῶρόν σου.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Leaveἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
- thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
- thyσύsu · youG4771
- giftὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- giftδῶρονdōron · giftG1435
- beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
- the altarθυσιαστήριονthusiastērion · altarG2379
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- go thy wayὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
- firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
- be reconciledδιαλλάσσωdiallassō · be reconciledG1259
- toἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- thenτότεtote · thenG5119
- comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- and offerπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
Cross-references for Matthew 5:24
- Matthew 18:15“Now if your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault while you’re with him alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother.
- Job 42:8So now, take for yourselves seven young bulls and seven rams and go to My servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept Job’s prayer and not deal with you according to your folly because you have not spoken correctly about Me, like My servant Job.”
- Proverbs 25:9Argue your case with your associate, without betraying another’s confidence,
- Mark 9:50Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you flavor it? Have salt in yourselves, and keep shalom with one another.”
- Romans 12:17Repay no one evil for evil; give thought to what is good in the eyes of all people.
- 1 Corinthians 6:7Therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you have lawsuits among yourselves. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
- 1 Timothy 2:8So I desire all men to pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without anger and argument.
- James 3:13Who among you is wise and understanding? By his good conduct let him show his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
- James 5:16So confess your offenses to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.
- 1 Peter 3:7In the same way, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way. Though they are weaker partners, honor them as equal heirs of the grace of life. In this way, your prayers will not be hindered.
- Matthew 23:23“Woe to you, Torah scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint and dill and cumin, yet you have neglected the weightier matters of Torah—justice and mercy and faithfulness. It is necessary to do these things without neglecting the others.
- 1 Corinthians 11:28But a man must examine himself, and then let him eat of the bread and drink from the cup.
Commentaries on Matthew 5:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Leave there thy gift before the altar - This is as much as to say, "Do not attempt to bring any offering to God while thou art in a spirit of enmity against any person; or hast any difference with thy neighbor, which thou hast not used thy diligence to get adjusted." It is our duty and interest, both to bring our gift, and offer it too; but God will not accept of any act of religious worship from us, while any enmity subsists in our hearts towards any…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-26Verses 21-26 The Jewish teachers had taught, that nothing except actual murder was forbidden by the sixth commandment. Thus they explained away its spiritual meaning. Christ showed the full meaning of this commandment; according to which we must be judged hereafter, and therefore ought to be ruled now. All rash anger is heart murder. By our brother, here, we are to understand any person, though ever so much below us, for we are all made of one blood…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-26Jesus provides two examples of making peace in communities and society.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother--The meaning evidently is--not, "dismiss from thine own breast all ill feeling," but "get thy brother to dismiss from his mind all grudge against thee." and then come and offer thy gift--"The picture," says Tholuck, "is drawn from life. It transports us to the moment when the Israelite, having brought his sacrifice to the court of the Israelites, awaited the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 5
- 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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