16 But if he won’t listen, take one or two more with you, so that by the testimony[a] of two or three witnesses every fact may be established.(A)[b] 17 If he pays no attention to them, tell the church.[c](B) But if he doesn’t pay attention even to the church, let him be like an unbeliever[d] and a tax collector to you.(C) 18 I assure you: Whatever you bind on earth is already bound[e] in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth is already loosed[f] in heaven.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:16 Lit mouth
  2. Matthew 18:16 Dt 19:15
  3. Matthew 18:17 Or congregation
  4. Matthew 18:17 Or like a Gentile
  5. Matthew 18:18 Or earth will be bound
  6. Matthew 18:18 Or earth will be loosed

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