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Matthew 18:16-18
New English Translation
Matthew 18:16-18
New English Translation
16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.[a] 17 If[b] he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If[c] he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like[d] a Gentile[e] or a tax collector.[f]
18 “I tell you the truth,[g] whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
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- Matthew 18:16 sn A quotation from Deut 19:15.
- Matthew 18:17 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- Matthew 18:17 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- Matthew 18:17 tn Grk “let him be to you as.”
- Matthew 18:17 tn Or “a pagan.”
- Matthew 18:17 sn To treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector means not to associate with such a person. See the note on tax collectors in 5:46.
- Matthew 18:18 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”
Matthew 18:16-18
New International Version
Matthew 18:16-18
New International Version
16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’[a](A) 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church;(B) and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.(C)
18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be[b] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[c] loosed in heaven.(D)
Footnotes
- Matthew 18:16 Deut. 19:15
- Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
- Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
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