Matthew 18:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ But if he refuses to listen, go to him again and take one or two other people with you. ‘Every ·case [matter; charge] may be proved by [the testimony of; ^Lthe mouth of] two or three witnesses’ [Deut. 19:15]. ¹⁷ If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, then treat him like a ·person who does not believe in God [pagan; Gentile] or like a tax collector.

¹⁸ “I tell you the truth, ·the things [whatever] you ·don’t allow [forbid; ^Lbind] on earth will be ·the things God does not allow [forbidden/bound in heaven]. And ·the things [whatever] you ·allow [permit; ^Lloose] on earth will be ·the things that God allows [permitted/^Lloosed in heaven].”