Matthew 18:15-17

Discipline and Prayer

15 "¹If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother.

16 "But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that ²BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED.

17 "If he refuses to listen to them, ³tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, ⁴let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 19:17; Luke 17:3; Galatians 6:1; 2 Thessalonians 3:15; James 5:19
• 2. Deuteronomy 19:15; John 8:17; 2 Corinthians 13:1; 1 Timothy 5:19; Hebrews 10:28
• 3. 1 Corinthians 6:1f
• 4. 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14

Footnotes

• [a] Late mss add "against you"
• [b] Or "reprove"
• [c] Lit "between you and him alone"
• [d] Lit "word"
• [e] Lit "the"
• [f] Lit "the"