Luke 17:3 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 17:3

Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

BSB

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ASV

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

KJV

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

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Commentary

3 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

After the parable of the rich man who is tormented in punishment, Christ added a commandment to give forgiveness to those who turn themselves from their trespasses, lest any one through despair should not be reclaimed from his fault; and hence it is said, Take heed to yourselves. That there might neither be hard-wrung pardon, nor a too easy forgiveness, neither a harsh upbraiding, to dishearten, nor an overlooking of faults, to invite to sin; therefore it is said in another place, Tell him his fault between him and thee alone. (Mat. 18:15.)

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If he be guilty of gross sin, to the offence of the Christian community he is a member of, let him be gravely and mildly reproved for his sin, and, upon his repentance, received into friendship and communion again. This the apostle calls forgiveness, 2 Cor. ii. You are to repeat this every time he repeats his trespass,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

See the notes at Mat 18:15, Mat 18:21-22. “Trespass against thee.” Sin against thee, or does anything that gives you an offence or does you an injury. Rebuke - Reprove. Go and tell him his fault, and seek an explanation. Acquaint him with what has been the effect of his conduct, and the state of your feelings, that he may acknowledge his error and repent.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
προσέχετε	prosechete	do take heed	G4337 →
ἑαυτοῖς.	he'autois	to yourselves.	G1438 →
ἐὰν	ean	If	G1437 →
ἁμάρτῃ	hamartē	shall sin	G264 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφός	adelphos	brother	G80 →
σου,	sou	of you,	G4771 →
ἐπιτίμησον	epitimēson	do rebuke	G2008 →
αὐτῷ·	autō	him;	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐὰν	ean	if	G1437 →
μετανοήσῃ,	metanoēsē	he shall repent,	G3340 →
ἄφες	aphes	do forgive	G863 →
αὐτῷ.	autō	him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 5:19
My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
leads to
- Matthew 18:15
  If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Galatians 6:1
  Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
- James 5:20
  consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
- Jude 1:22–23
  And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;
Through
Matthew 18:21
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
leads to
- Luke 17:3–4
  Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
Through
Proverbs 9:8
Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
leads to
- Proverbs 13:18
  Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
- Psalms 141:5
  Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds…
- Proverbs 23:9
  Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke