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"If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
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The Injured Must Initiate
Several commentators, including Spurgeon and Gill, highlight a counter-intuitive point: Jesus commands the person who has been wronged to take the first step. Instead of waiting for an apology or demanding the offender come to them, the injured believer is called to proactively seek out their brother to begin the process of reconciliation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Moreover if thy brother. The word brother here evidently means a fellow believer. Christians are called fellow believers because …
If thy brother sin against thee (εαν αμαρτηση αδελφος σου). Literally, commit a sin (ingressive aorist subjunctive of αμαρτανω). A…
19th Century
Anglican
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass — Better, and if thy brother shall sin. A twofold train of thought is traceable in…
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Baptist
So far from despising any, we are to seek their good, even when they have done us wrong. Here is a case of personal offense. We are to endeavor to …
Now the thought shifts. Jesus is looking at offenses within the messianic community from the opposite perspective—from the viewpoint of the brother…
16th Century
Protestant
But if your brother shall sin against you. As He had discussed bearing the weaknesses of brothers, He now shows more clearly in what manne…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee This is said to show, that as on the one hand, if any of those …
If a professed Christian is wronged by another, he ought not to complain about it to others, as is often done based merely on reports, but should g…
13th Century
Catholic
Here a parable is presented. Firstly, the careful search is described; and secondly, the joy of having found the sheep is described. Therefore, He …
