KJV King James Version
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
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Matthew 5:23
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
WEB World English Bible
“If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you,
ASV American Standard Version
If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘If, therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar, and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything against thee,
Surrounding context — Matthew 5
20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἘὰνG1437 · eanifοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenπροσφέρῃςG4374 · prospherōto bring toτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoδῶρόνG1435 · dōrongiftσουG4771 · suyouἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoθυσιαστήριονG2379 · thusiastērionaltarκἀκεῖG2532 · kaiandμνησθῇςG3403 · mimnēskōto rememberὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφόςG80 · adelphosbrotherσουG4771 · suyouἔχειG2192 · echōto have/beτιG5100 · tisoneκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toσοῦ,G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Mark 11:25And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.Leviticus 6:2-6If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;Matthew 5:24Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.Matthew 8:4And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.Matthew 23:19[Ye] fools and blind: for whether [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?Luke 19:8And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore [him] fourfold.1 Samuel 15:22And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.Hosea 6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.Amos 5:21-24I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.Isaiah 1:10-17Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.Lamentations 3:20My soul hath [them] still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.Genesis 50:15-17And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.Ezekiel 16:63That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.1 Kings 2:44The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;Deuteronomy 16:16-17Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:Genesis 42:21-22And they said one to another, We [are] verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.Genesis 41:9Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
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