Matthew 5:23-26

Bible Text

“If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Agree with your adversary quickly while you are with him on the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison. Most certainly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there until you have paid the last penny.

Jerusalem was the center of Israel’s worship, where the temple and its altar stood and sacrifices were offered to God. Jesus’ example assumes a worshiper there who must seek reconciliation with a brother before completing the offering, underscoring the seriousness of restored relationships before God.

Places in this passage

Matthew 5:23-26 mentions Jerusalem.

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