Matthew 18:16
But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
KJV
ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀκούσῃ, παράλαβε μετὰ σεαυτοῦ ἔτι ἕνα ἢ δύο, ἵνα ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων ἢ τριῶν σταθῇ πᾶν ῥῆμα.
Greek NT
Si autem te non audierit, adhibe tecum adhuc unum, vel duos, ut in ore duorum, vel trium testium stet omne verbum.
Vulgate
But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.
ASV
And if he will not hear thee, take with thee one or two more: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may stand.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δύο
duo
adjective · 132×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
μάρτυς
martus
noun · 35×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
μετά
meta
preposition · 469×
παραλαμβάνω
paralambano
verb · 49×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
σεαυτοῦ
seautou
reflexive_pronoun · 43×
στόμα
stoma
noun · 78×
τρεῖς
treis
adjective · 67×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἔτι
eti
adverb · 94×
ἤ
e
particle · 346×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ἵστημι
istemi
verb · 152×
ῥῆμα
rema
noun · 67×
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.
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Deut 19:15 · paraphrase"One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established."Deuteronomy: by two or three witnesses — Jesus on church discipline
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2472The duty of Christians to take part in the life of the Church impels them to act as witnesses of the Gospel and of the obligations that flow from it. This witness is a transmission of the faith in words and deeds. Witness is an act of justice that establishes the truth or makes it known.268 All Christians by the example of their lives and the witness of their word, wherever the…
1. The Parable of the Tares: the House of Jesus. Then He left the multitudes and went into His house, and His disciples came unto Him saying, Declare to us the parable of the tares of the field. Matthew 13:36 When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave t…
Q. How is the kingdom of heaven closed and opened by Christian discipline? A. According to the command of Christ: Those who, though called Christians, profess unchristian teachings or live unchristian lives, and after repeated and loving counsel refuse to abandon their errors and wickedness, and after being reported to the church, that is, to its officers, fail to respond also …
Cross-references
- 1Cor 5:4 — In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
- 1John 5:7 — For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
- 1Kgs 21:13 — And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and
- 1Tim 5:19 — Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
- 1Tim 5:19 — Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
- 2Cor 13:1 — This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
- 2Cor 13:1 — This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
- Deut 17:6 — At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
- Deut 17:6 — At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
- Deut 19:15 — One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be establi
- Deut 19:15 — One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be establi
- Gen 31:37 — Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.
- Heb 10:28 — He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
- Heb 10:28 — He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
- John 8:17 — It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
- John 8:17 — It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
- Luke 17:4 — And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
- Num 35:30 — Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
- Num 35:30 — Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
- Rev 11:3 — And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
- Rev 11:3 — And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.