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Matthew 18:16 KJV
Matthew · chapter 18 · verse 16
But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.Matthew 18:16 · King James Version
Matthew 18:16 in context
14Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
15Moreover 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.
16But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
18Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
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Key words (Strong's)
- witnessesmartysa witness, in a legal sense, an historical sense, one who is a spectator of anything…G3144 →
- mouthstomathe mouth, as part of the body of man, of animals, of fish, etc., since thoughts of a man…G4750 →
- threetreisthreeG5140 →
- hearakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
- takeparalambanōto take to, to take with one's self, to join to one's self, an associate, a companion…G3880 →
- wordrhēmathat which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word, any sound…G4487 →
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As there never was a greater pattern of humility, so there never was a greater preacher of it, than Christ; he took all occasions to command it, to commend it, to his disciples and followers. I. The occasion of this discourse concerning humility was an unbecoming contest among the disciples for precedency;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-35