Matthew 5:23 “So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that…”

Matthew 5:23

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

World English Bible

“If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you,

American Standard Version

If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee,

Geneva Bible 1599

If then thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remembrest that thy brother hath ought against thee,

Darby Translation

If therefore thou shouldest offer thy gift at the altar, and there shouldest remember that thy brother has something against thee,

Young's Literal Translation

'If, therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar, and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything against thee,

Bible in Basic English

If then you are making an offering at the altar and there it comes to your mind that your brother has something against you,

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Cross references

“thou”

Matthew 8:4 Matthew 23:19 1 Samuel 15:22 Hosea 6:6 Amos 5:21–24 Isaiah 1:10–17

Matthew 8:4 · BSB

Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”

Matthew 23:19 · BSB

You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

1 Samuel 15:22 · BSB

But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

Hosea 6:6 · BSB

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Amos 5:21–24 · BSB

“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.

Isaiah 1:10–17 · BSB

Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

“rememberest”

Leviticus 6:2–6 Luke 19:8 Lamentations 3:20 Genesis 50:15–17 1 Kings 2:44 Ezekiel 16:63

Leviticus 6:2–6 · BSB

“If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor

Luke 19:8 · BSB

But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

Lamentations 3:20 · BSB

Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me.

Genesis 50:15–17 · BSB

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him.”

1 Kings 2:44 · BSB

The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.

Ezekiel 16:63 · BSB

so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”

Also

Mark 11:25 Matthew 5:24

Mark 11:25 · BSB

And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well. ”

Matthew 5:24 · BSB

leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

24leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

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