16 But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that (A)on the [a]testimony of two or three witnesses every [b]matter may be confirmed. 17 And if he refuses to listen to them, (B)tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, (C)he is to be to you as [c]a Gentile and [d]a tax collector. 18 Truly I say to you, (D)whatever you [e]bind on earth [f]shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you [g]loose on earth [h]shall have been loosed in heaven.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:16 Lit mouth
  2. Matthew 18:16 Lit word
  3. Matthew 18:17 Lit the
  4. Matthew 18:17 Lit the
  5. Matthew 18:18 I.e., forbid
  6. Matthew 18:18 Gr fut. pft. pass. tense
  7. Matthew 18:18 I.e., permit
  8. Matthew 18:18 Gr fut. pft. pass. tense

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