Matthew 5:24

While your offering is still before the altar, first go and make peace with your brother, then come and make your offering.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

In Context

23If then you are making an offering at the altar and there it comes to your mind that your brother has something against you,

25Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:9Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:

Matthew 23:23A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.

Romans 12:17Do not give evil for evil to any man. Let all your business be well ordered in the eyes of all men.

1 Corinthians 11:28But let no man take of the bread and the cup without testing himself.

James 3:13Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

1 Peter 3:7And you husbands, give thought to your way of life with your wives, giving honour to the woman who is the feebler vessel, but who has an equal part in the heritage of the grace of life; so that you may not be kept from prayer.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:22-27

The Sermon on the Mount. 21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother… Read the whole commentary →

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