Matthew 5:24

"leave there your gift before the altar, and go and make friends with your brother, first of all; then come and offer your gift.

Montgomery 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

23"If therefore when you are offering your gift upon the altar, and there remember that your brother has a grievance against you,

25"Come to terms with your opponent quickly, while you are yet with him on the way to the court, to prevent your opponent from handing you over to the judge, and the judge to the jailer, and so you be thrown into prison.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:23"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and neglect the weightier matters of the Law - justice and mercy and good faith; these latter you ought to have done, and not to have left the former undone.

Romans 12:17Do not pay back evil for evil. Aim to do what is honorable in the eyes of all.

1 Corinthians 11:28Let each man scrutinize himself, and thus let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

James 3:13Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him show his deeds by his good life, in the meekness of wisdom.

1 Peter 3:7In the same way you husbands live with your wives, according to knowledge, honoring your wife as of the weaker sex, yet as an heir with yourself of the grace of life; so that your prayers may 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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