Correcting a Brother
10 passages
- Matthew 7:1
“Do not judge, or you will be judged.
Read it in context - Luke 17:3–4
3Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
Read it in context - Acts 20:28
Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
Read it in context - Ephesians 4:32
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Read it in context - Leviticus 19:17
You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.
Read it in context - 1 Timothy 5:1–2
1Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers, 2older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
Read it in context - Proverbs 10:17
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
Read it in context - 2 Thessalonians 3:14–15
14Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed. 15Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
Read it in context - James 1:19
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Read it in context - Proverbs 12:1
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
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