Matthew 5:23-24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 5:23

bring = offer, as in Matthew 5:24 . gift: i.e. sacrifice. to = up to. Greek. epi . read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 5:24

Leave. An unusual practice. be reconciled. Greek. dialattomai. Occurs only here. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 5:23

If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee.This means that if one's conscience is aware of sins committed against a brother, the first duty is to make it right with the brother, a duty more imperative, even, than that of worship, and which takes precedence over it. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 5:24

Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.It is useless to offer worship to God when some brother has been wronged and insulted, until the would-be worshiper shall seek out the one wronged and make amends. Christ's plan of maintaining harmony and fellowship in his church is really quite simple. It is "Go!" Three definite situations are outlined in which it is imperative that the true follower of Christ "go" to his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 5:23-24

Matthew 5:23-24. Therefore, if thou bring thy gift— Farther, to quench the first and smallest sparks of enmity, and prevent all occasion of angry resentments, our Lord adds what follows from this to the 26th verse; for so far his advice extends, with regard to the sixth commandment. Our Lord insisted particularly on reparation, assuring us, that unless it be made, God will not accept the worshipof such offenders; being infinitely better pleased with repentance than with sacrifices, or external... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:23

23. Therefore—to apply the foregoing, and show its paramount importance. if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught—of just complaint "against thee." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:24

24. Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother—The meaning evidently is—not, "dismiss from thine own breast all ill feeling," but "get thy brother to dismiss from his mind all grudge against thee." and then come and offer thy gift—"The picture," says THOLUCK, "is drawn from life. It transports us to the moment when the Israelite, having brought his sacrifice to the court of the Israelites, awaited the instant when the priest would approach to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 5:17-48

Righteousness and the Scriptures 5:17-48In His discussion of righteousness (character and conduct that conforms to the will of God), Jesus went back to the revelation of God’s will, namely, God’s Word, the Old Testament. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 5:21-26

God’s will concerning murder 5:21-26 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 5:23-24

Jesus gave two illustrations of anger, one involving temple worship (Matthew 5:23-24) and the other legal action (Matthew 5:25-26). Both deal with situations in which the hearer is the cause of another person’s anger rather than the offended party. Why did Jesus construct the illustrations this way? Perhaps He did so because we are more likely to remember situations in which we have had some grievance against another person than those in which we have simply offended another. Moreover Jesus’... read more

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