What does the Bible say about going to your brother?

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  • Matthew 18:15-17

    [15] "If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. [16] But if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. [17] If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.

  • Matthew 18:15

    "If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

  • 1 John 4:20

    If a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

  • James 3:17

    But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

  • James 3:16

    For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

  • James 2:13

    For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

  • Galatians 6:1

    Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren't tempted.

  • Matthew 18:15-20

    [15] "If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. [16] But if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. [17] If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector. [18] Most assuredly I tell you, whatever things you will bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever things you will release on earth will be released in heaven. [19] Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven. [20] For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them."

  • Romans 12:17

    Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

  • Matthew 18:35

    So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."

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