Matthew 18:15-20

A Brother Who Sins

15 If your brother sins against you, ^[a] go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. ¹

16 But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ ^[b]

17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

18 Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

Ask in My Name

19 Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. ²

20 For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

Cross References

• 1. (Deuteronomy 19:15–21)
• 2. (John 16:23–33)

Footnotes

• [a] NE and WH do not include against you.
• [b] Deuteronomy 19:15