3Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
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Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
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. …
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)We are here taught, I. That the giving of offences is a great sin , and that which we should every one of us avoid and carefully watch against, Luke 17:1 , 2 . We can expect no other than that offences will come, considering the perverseness and frowardness that are in the nature of man, and the wise purpose and counsel of God, who will carry on his work even by those offences, and bring good out…
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