Matthew 5:24

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

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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

25Be reconciled with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; lest the adversary may deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you may be cast into prison.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and pass by the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: it behooves to do these and not to neglect those.

Romans 12:17Returning to no one evil for evil; providing things beautiful in the sight of all men.

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

James 3:13Who is wise and instructed among you? Let him show forth out of beautiful conduct his works in meekness of wisdom.

1 Peter 3:7Likewise, ye husbands, dwelling with the wife according to knowledge, as the weaker vessel, extending to them honor, as indeed the equal heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers should not 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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