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Luke 17:3

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17:3Watch6 yourselves! If7 your brother8 sins, rebuke him. If9 he repents, forgive him.

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Footnotes

  1. 6 It is difficult to know if this looks back or forward or both. The warning suggests it looks back. For this verb, see Luke 8:18; 12:1, 15; 20:46; 21:8, 34. The present imperative reflects an ongoing spirit of watchfulness.
  2. 7 Both the “if” clause in this verse and the “if” clause in v. 4 are third class conditions in Greek.
  3. 8 Here the term “brother” means “fellow believer” or “fellow Christian” (cf. ἀδελφός 2.a, contra 2.c), but with a familial connotation. It refers equally to men, women, or children. However, because of the familial connotations, “brother” has been retained in the translation here in preference to the more generic “fellow believer” (“fellow Christian” would be anachronistic in this context).
  4. 9 Grk “And if.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So watch yourselves.

“If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Be on your guard. If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

NLTNew Living Translation

So watch yourselves!

“If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Be concerned about yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

KJV 1900King James Version

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.