Matthew
Matthew 18:16–18
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 17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
18Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
Footnotes
- d 18:16 Deuteronomy 19:15|DEU 19:15
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
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 |
Matthew 18:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| he refuses to listen | παρακούσῃ | parakousē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3878 I refuse to hear, disobey, disregard |
| to them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| tell | εἰπὸν | eipon | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| church | ἐκκλησίᾳ | ekklēsia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1577 an assembly, congregation, church |
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| he refuses to listen | παρακούσῃ | parakousē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3878 I refuse to hear, disobey, disregard |
| even | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| to the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| church | ἐκκλησίας | ekklēsias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1577 an assembly, congregation, church |
| regard | ἔστω | estō | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| as | ὥσπερ | hōsper | Adverb | G5618 just as, as |
| you | σοι | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| a | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| pagan | ἐθνικὸς | ethnikos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1482 pagan, heathen, gentile; a Gentile, non-Jew |
| a tax collector | τελώνης | telōnēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5057 a collector of taxes |
Matthew 18:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truly | Ἀμὴν | Amēn | Hebrew Word | G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be |
| I tell | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| whatever | ὅσα | hosa | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3745 how much, how great, how many |
| you bind | δήσητε | dēsēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1210 I bind |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| will be | ἔσται | estai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| bound | δεδεμένα | dedemena | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1210 I bind |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| heaven | οὐρανῷ | ouranō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| whatever | ὅσα | hosa | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3745 how much, how great, how many |
| you loose | λύσητε | lysēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3089 I loose, untie, release, destroy |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| will be | ἔσται | estai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| loosed | λελυμένα | lelymena | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3089 I loose, untie, release, destroy |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| heaven | οὐρανῷ | ouranō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Matthew 18:17 2 Thessalonians 3:6 · 1 Corinthians 5:9–6:7 · 2 Thessalonians 3:14–15 · 1 Corinthians 5:3–5 · Ephesians 5:11–12 · 2 John 1:10–11 · Ephesians 4:17–19 · 3 John 1:9–10 · Romans 16:17–18 · Ezekiel 11:12 · 2 Corinthians 6:14–17 · 2 Corinthians 2:6–7
Matthew 18:18 Matthew 16:19 · 2 Corinthians 2:10 · John 20:23 · 1 Corinthians 5:4–5 · Revelation 3:7–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.