16 But if he does not listen, take with you in addition one or two others, so that by the testimony[a] of two or three witnesses every matter may be established. 17 And if he refuses to listen to them, tell it[b] to the church. But if he refuses to listen to the church also, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

18 “Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:16 Literally “the mouth”
  2. Matthew 18:17 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation