Luke 17:3

Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

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In The King James Version

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

In Context

2It were better for him to have a millstone hung round his neck, and be cast into the sea, than to cause one of these little ones to fall away.

4And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times turn to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

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Cross References

Proverbs 9:8Rebuke not a scoffer, lest he hate thee; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Proverbs 27:5Better is open rebuke Than love kept concealed.

Matthew 18:21Then came Peter, and said to him, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?

Matthew Henry on Luke 17:2-11

The Treatment of Offences. 1 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! 2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. 3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I… Read the whole commentary →

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