Matthew 18

Confronting a Brother Who Sins Against You

15 "Now if your brother sins against you, go correct him between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take with you in addition one or two others, so that by the testimony*Literally "the mouth" of two or three witnesses every matter may be established. 17 And if he refuses to listen to them, tell it**Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation to the church. But if he refuses to listen to the church also, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.