Matthew 5:24

Conflict and reconciliation Praise and worship

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.

²³ So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

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.

²⁶ Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

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

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BSB: leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
KJV: Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
WEB: leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
ASV: leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
DARBY: leave there thy gift before the altar, and first go, be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
BLB: leave your gift there before the altar and first go, be reconciled to your brother, and then, having come, offer your gift.

ÅB: så la offeret ligge der foran alteret; gå først bort og forlik deg med din bror, og så kan du bære fram offeret ditt.
OTB: la ditt offer bli liggende der foran alteret. Gå først og bli forlikt med dem; kom så og bær fram ditt offer.
B1930: så la ditt offer ligge der foran alteret, og gå først bort og forlik dig med din bror, og kom så og bær ditt offer frem!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
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Romans 12:17–18
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
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Matthew 18:15–17
If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
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Job 42:8
So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”
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1 Peter 3:7–8
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
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Proverbs 25:9
Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
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1 Corinthians 6:7–8
The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
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1 Timothy 2:8
Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
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