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Luke 17:3
Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness.
Luke 17:3 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 17:3 in other translations
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.
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In context
1 And he said to his disciples, It is necessary for causes of trouble to come about, but unhappy is he by whom they come.
2 It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones.
3 Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness.
4 And if he does you wrong seven times in a day, and seven times comes to you and says, I have regret for what I have done; let him have forgiveness.
5 And the twelve said to the Lord, Make our faith greater.
6 And the Lord said, If your faith was only as great as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this tree, Be rooted up and planted in the sea; and it would be done.
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