Luke 17:3

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

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

2Better for him were it, if a millstone were suspended to his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

4And if he shall offend against thee seven times in a day, and, seven times in a day, shall turn himself to thee, and say, I repent; forgive him.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:21Then Cephas approached him, and said to him: My Lord, how many times, if my brother commit offence against me, shall I forgive him? up to 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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