Matthew 5:23

Conflict and reconciliation Praise and worship Forgiving others

²¹ You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’

²² But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

²⁴ leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

²⁵ Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
KJV: Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
WEB: “If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you,
ASV: If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee,
DARBY: If therefore thou shouldest offer thy gift at the altar, and there shouldest remember that thy brother has something against thee,
BLB: Therefore, if you may offer your gift at the altar, and there may remember that your brother has something against you,

ÅB: Så når du bærer offeret ditt fram til alteret, og der kommer på at din bror har noe imot deg,
OTB: Derfor, hvis du bærer fram ditt offer ved alteret og der husker at din bror eller søster har noe imot deg,
B1930: Derfor, når du bærer ditt offer frem til alteret, og der kommer i hu at din bror har noget imot dig,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Mark 11:25
And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
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Leviticus 6:2–6
“If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor
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Matthew 5:24
leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
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Matthew 23:19
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
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Matthew 8:4
Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
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Luke 19:8
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
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1 Samuel 15:22
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.
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Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
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