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.
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Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. …
For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed, …
I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-20)Christ, having cautioned his disciples not to give offence, comes next to direct them what they must do in case of offences given them; which may be understood either of personal injuries, and then these directions are intended for the preserving of the peace of the church; or of public scandals, and then they are intended for the preserving of the purity and beauty of the church. Let us consider…
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