Matthew 18:17-18

18:17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.

18:18 “I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.


tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

tn Grk “let him be to you as.”

tn Or “a pagan.”

sn To treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector means not to associate with such a person. See the note on tax collectors in 5:46.

tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”