Matthew 5:24

Leave your gift before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Revised King James 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;

25Come to terms with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him; lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faithfulness: these you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

Romans 12:17Do not repay any man evil for evil, but take thought of those things that are right in the sight of all men.

1 Corinthians 11:28Let a man examine himself before he eats of the bread, and drinks of the cup.

James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? by his good life let him show forth works done with the humility of wisdom.

1 Peter 3:7Likewise, you husbands, live with your wives considerately, giving honour to the woman as the weaker vessel, since you are heirs together of the grace of life. Do this 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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