Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

Matthew 18:15

ἁμαρτήσῃ : apart from the doubtful εἰς σὲ following, the reference appears to be to private personal offences, not to sin against the Christian name, which every brother in the community has a right to challenge, especially those closely connected with the offender. Yet perhaps we ought not too rigidly to draw a line between the two in an ideal community of love. μεταξὺ σ. κ. α. μ.: the phrase implies that some one has the right and duty of taking the initiative. So far it is a personal affair to begin with. The simpler and more classical expression would be μόνος μόνον. ἀκούσῃ, hear, in the sense of submitting to admonition. ἐκέρδησας : gained as a friend, as a fellow-member of the Kingdom of God, or as a man = saved him from moral ruin? All three alternatives find support. Is it necessary or possible to decide peremptorily between them?

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Matthew 18:15

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