“Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.”
So watch yourselves. If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them — watch yourselves: the self-monitoring command that makes the following instructions applicable. If they sin against you, rebuke them: the responsibility to confront. If they repent, forgive them: the condition of repentance in Luke (unlike Matthew 18:22 where the forgiveness is unconditional) produces the forgiveness.
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