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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 18:1-35

Guidance For The New Congregation (18:1-19:2). This chapter has been compared with the Manual of Discipline found at Qumran which was intended to regulate a specific community, and has been seen as similarly giving instructions concerning the regulating of the new community of disciples. As a general comparison that may be seen as acceptable, but it is not strictly accurate. For it must be noted that this is not really a Manual of Discipline at all, nor is it set out as such, it is rather a... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 18:15

“And if your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.” Here Jesus emphasises the responsibility that each disciple has for his ‘brother’ disciple. We are all responsible for each other! We must remember that this is spoken to those who have been warned that they must be as little children in their approach to their spiritual lives, humble, lowly and not self-seeking or self-opinionated. They must be concerned... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 18:15-20

The Practical Application of This Love And Humility In Dealings With The New Congregation of God’s People (18:15-20). Having expressed the concern that His true disciples must have to walk as humbly as a little child; to prevent others from stumbling; to themselves deal severely with sin in their own lives; and their need to share His Father’s concern over those who go astray; Jesus now make a practical application which not only brings this out but emphasises the responsibility in the matter... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 18:16

“But if he does not listen to you, take with you one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.” That the sin is to be seen as something serious comes out here. It is not just a matter of personal disagreement, for now others are to be involved, and they will of course ‘judge’ the matter for themselves in order that they might be of help to the one who has fallen. They may in fact in some cases simply advise that in their view the matter is not... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 18:17

“And if he refuse to listen to them, tell it to the congregation (ekklesia - church). And if he refuses to listen to the congregation also, let him be to you as the Gentile and the public servant.” But if the charge is proved and the matter is serious, and the disciple refuses to listen, then the next step is to bring the matter before the whole ‘congregation’, the gathering of all believing disciples (or of all in one vicinity, as with a synagogue). ‘The congregation’ was the description given... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 18:1-20

Matthew 18:1-Proverbs : . A Conversation with the Twelve.— For Matthew 18:1-Deuteronomy :, the question of precedence, cf. Mark 9:33-Haggai : *, also Matthew 20:26 f., Mark 10:43 f., Luke 9:48; Luke 22:26. Mt. makes the disciples begin the discussion, but characteristically omits the derogatory intimation that they had been disputing. In his account Jesus does not embrace the child ( cf. Matthew 19:15, Mark 10:16), and the saying of Mark 9:35 is omitted, or rather reserved till Matthew... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 18:15-17

Our Saviour very appositely addeth this to his former discourse concerning avoiding offences, that none might think that by the former doctrine he had made void the law, Leviticus 19:17, which commanded all in any wise to rebuke their neighbour, and not to suffer sin upon him, pretending that it was their duty in some cases to offend any person by that law. He here telleth them that he would not be so understood, as if they might not tell offenders of their sins for fear of offending them, this... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 18:15-20

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 18:15. Moreover, etc.—Better, and if thy brother shall sin. A twofold train of thought is traceable in what follows. 1. The presence of “offences” implies sin, and the question arises how each man is to deal with those sins which affect him personally. 2. The dispute in which the teaching recorded in this chapter had originated implied that the unity of the society which was then represented by the Twelve, had for the time been broken. Each of the disciples thought... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Matthew 18:15

trespass Sin. (See Scofield " :-") read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 18:1-35

Now at the same time there came disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? ( Matthew 18:1 )Oh, boy how they longed for this. You're talking about motivation, and the disciples were not pure in their motivations. They were always wrangling about well, I am going to be bigger than you. I'll be better then you. I have a better place than you, and their motivations were not always the purest. And they, many times, were arguing about these things, the greatest. In... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 18:1-35

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 18:15

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 18:15-20

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 18:16

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 18:17

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 18:1-20

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 18:15-17

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 18:15-20

Scofield's Reference Notes - Matthew 18:15

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 18:1-35

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