Luke 17:3
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.
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 repent; thou shalt forgive him.
5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
- KJV
- Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
- WEB
- Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.
- ASV
- Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
- DARBY
- Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother should sin, rebuke him; and if he should repent, forgive him.
- BLB
- Take heed to yourselves: If your brother should sin, rebuke him; and if he should repent, forgive him.
- ÅB
- Ta dere i vare! Om din bror synder, da irettesett ham; og om han angrer det, da tilgi ham!
- OTB
- Vær på vakt! Hvis din bror eller søster synder mot deg, irettesett dem; og hvis de angrer, tilgi dem.
- B1930
- Ta eder i vare! Om din bror synder, da irettesett ham; og om han angrer det, da tilgi ham!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 19:17
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Read in contextMatthew 18:15–17
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Read in contextMatthew 18:21
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Read in contextProverbs 9:8
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Read in context2 Chronicles 19:6–7
And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.
Read in contextJames 5:19
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
Read in contextProverbs 27:5
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:9
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;
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