(figuratively) to hold the mind (3563 implied) towards · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
to yourselves
ἑαυτοῖς.he'autois
G1438
him- (her- · reflexive pronoun
If
ἐὰνean
G1437
a conditional particle · conditional particle
thy
σοῦsoû
G4675
of thee
brother
ἀδελφόςadelphos
G80
a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m… · noun — nominative singular masculine
trespass
ἁμάρτῃhamartē
G264
properly · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
against
εἰςeis
G1519
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered)
thee
σέsé
G4571
thee
rebuke
ἐπιτίμησονepitimēson
G2008
to tax upon · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
him
αὐτῷ·autō
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
if
ἐὰνean
G1437
a conditional particle · conditional particle
he repent
μετανοήσῃ,metanoēsē
G3340
to think differently or afterwards · verb — aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
forgive
ἄφεςaphes
G863
an intensive form of · verb — second aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
him
αὐτῷ.autō
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
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Cross-references
Leviticus 19:17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Matthew 18:15-17 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast…
Matthew 18:21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Proverbs 9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
2 Chronicles 19:6-7 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.
Proverbs 27:5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
James 5:19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
Exodus 34:12 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of…
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Luke 17:1-10
We are here taught,
I. That the giving of offences is a great sin, and that which we should every one of us avoid and carefully watch against, Luk 17:1, Luk 17:2. We can expect no other than that offences will come, considering the perverseness and frowardness that are in the nature of man, and the wise purpose and counsel of God, who will carry on his work even by those offences, and bring good out of evil. It is almost impossible but that offences will come, and therefore we are concerned to provide accordingly; but woe to him through whom they come, his doom will be heavy (Luk 17:2), more terrible than that of the worst of the malefactors who are condemned to be thrown into the sea, for t…
If thy brother trespass - See the notes on Mat 18:21, Mat 18:22.
John Gill on Luke 17:3
Take heed to yourselves..... Or to one another, that ye neither give, nor take offence. Take heed to your spirits, to your doctrines, walk, and conversation, that you give no offence to any, that you are not stumbled by what you shall see in, and meet with from others:
if thy brother trespass against thee; See Gill on Matthew 18:15.
rebuke him; privately, and proceed according to the rules there directed to; lay his sin before him; endeavour not only to convince him of the fact, but of the evil of it; how contrary to the will of God; how unbecoming the Gospel of Christ, and the profession he makes; how hurtful to himself, as well as injurious to his brother; and how such evils give the ene…
Luke 17:3
Matthew 18:15-20
Luke 17:3
15. But if thy brother hath sinned against thee, go and reprove him between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 16. But if he shall not hear thee, take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be confirmed: and if he shall not hear them, tell the church. 17. And if he shall not hear the church, let him be to thee as a heathen and a publican. 18. Verily, I say to thee, What things soever you shall bind on earth [549] shall be bound also in heaven; and what things soever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed also in heaven. 19. Again, I say to you, That if two of you sha…
The Church Fathers
Such identity of care proceeds from one and the same Being. A trespassing brother He will have rebuked. If one failed in this duty of reproof, he in fact sinned, either because out of hatred he wished his brother to continue in sin, or else spared him from mistaken friendship, although possessing the injunction in Leviticus: "Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart; thy neighbor thou shalt seriously rebuke, and on his account shalt not contract sin.
But we must mark, that He does not bid us forgive every one who sins, but him only who repents of his sins. For by taking this course we may avoid offences, hurting no one, correcting the sinner with a righteous zeal, extending the bowels of mercy to the penitent. By using the number seven He assigns no bound to the giving of pardon, but commands us either to forgive all sins, or always to forgive the penitent. For by seven the whole of any thing or time is frequently represented.
He says, "If he who sins against you repents and acknowledges his fault, you shall forgive him not only once, but very many times." We … must rather imitate those whose business it is to heal our bodily diseases and who do not care for a sick person once only or twice, but just as often as he happens to become ill. Let us remember that we also are liable to infirmities and overpowered by our passions. This being the case, we pray that those who have the duty to rebuke us and who have the authority to punish us may show themselves forgiving and kind to us. It is our duty, having a common feeling for our mutual infirmities, to bear one another's burdens, so we will fulfill the law of Christ. Observe also that in the Gospel according to Matthew, Peter makes the inquiry, "How often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him?" The Lord then tells the apostles, "Although he sins seven times in the day," that is, frequently, "and will acknowledge his fault, you shall forgive him."
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Dictionary and topics
Charitableness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
