Matthew
Matthew 18:15
15If your brother sins against you,c go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
Footnotes
- c 18:15 NE and WH do not include against you.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.