Disapproval, as a means of moral discipline, loses all its effect if the offender does not realise its object and reason (νουθετεῖτε), or if it is tainted with personal hostility. ὡς ἀδελφόν. Compare the fine saying of Rabbi Chanina ben Gamaliel on Deuteronomy 25:3, that after the punishment the offender is expressly called brother, not sinner.

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Old Testament