Matthew

Matthew 18:15–16

¹⁵If your brother sins against you,^c go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. ¹⁶But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’^d

Footnotes

c 18:15 NE and WH do not include against you.
d 18:16 Deuteronomy 19:15|DEU 19:15

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Matthew 18:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	Ἐὰν	Ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
brother	ἀδελφός	adelphos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
sins	ἁμαρτήσῃ	hamartēsē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G264 I sin
against	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
you	σὲ	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
go	ὕπαγε	hypage	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G5217 I go away, depart
confront	ἔλεγξον	elenxon	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1651 I rebuke, expose
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
privately	μόνου	monou	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3441 only, solitary, desolate
If	ἐάν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
he listens to	ἀκούσῃ	akousē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G191 I hear, listen
you	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
you have won	ἐκέρδησας	ekerdēsas	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2770 I gain, win, avoid loss
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
brother	ἀδελφόν	adelphon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother

Matthew 18:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
if	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
he will not listen	ἀκούσῃ	akousē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G191 I hear, listen
take	παράλαβε	paralabe	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3880 I take, receive
one	ἕνα	hena	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1520 one
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1417 two
others	ἔτι	eti	Adverb	G2089 still, yet, even now
along	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
every	πᾶν	pan	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
matter	ῥῆμα	rhēma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4487 a thing spoken
may be established	σταθῇ	stathē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2476 I cause to stand, stand
by	Ἐπὶ	Epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
testimony	στόματος	stomatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4750 the mouth, speech
of two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G1417 two
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
three	τριῶν	triōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5140 three
witnesses	μαρτύρων	martyrōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3144 a witness

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Matthew 18:15 Leviticus 19:17 · Galatians 6:1 · Luke 17:3–4 · 2 Thessalonians 3:15 · Colossians 3:13 · James 5:19–20 · Proverbs 25:9–10 · Romans 12:21 · Matthew 18:35 · Psalm 141:5 · 1 Corinthians 8:12 · 1 Corinthians 6:6–8

Matthew 18:16 Deuteronomy 19:15 · 2 Corinthians 13:1 · John 8:17 · 1 Timothy 5:19 · Hebrews 10:28 · Numbers 35:30 · Deuteronomy 17:6 · 1 Kings 21:13 · 1 John 5:7–8 · Revelation 11:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.