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Matthew 5:24

leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled with your brother and then, returning, offer your gift.

Family 35 New Testament

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

23Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

25Be agreeable to your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest the adversary hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:23“Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you pay a tithe of mint and dill and cummin, but have neglected the weightier items of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These it was obligatory to do, while not neglecting those.

Romans 12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Have regard for things that everyone considers to be good.

1 Corinthians 11:28But let a man examine himself, and then let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him exhibit his works in the meekness of wisdom, by his good way of life.

1 Peter 3:7Similarly, husbands, live together knowledgeably as with a weaker vessel, according honor to the wife especially as being a joint heir of the grace of life, for your prayers not to be 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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