Matthew 5:24

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

Darby Translation

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 therefore thou shouldest offer thy gift at the altar, and there shouldest remember that thy brother has something against thee,

25Make friends with thine adverse party quickly, whilst thou art in the way with him; lest some time the adverse party deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another;

Matthew 23:23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye pay tithes of mint and anise and cummin, and ye have left aside the weightier matters of the law, judgment and mercy and faith: these ye ought to have done and not have left those aside.

Romans 12:17recompensing to no one evil for evil: providing things honest before all men:

1 Corinthians 11:28But let a man prove himself, and thus eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

James 3:13Who [is] wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;

1 Peter 3:7[Ye] husbands likewise, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, as with a weaker, [even] the female, vessel, giving [them] honour, as also fellow-heirs of [the] grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

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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