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Matthew 5:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 23 “If, then, you are bringing your gift to the altar+ and there you remember that your brother has something against you,

Matthew 5:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 23 “If, then, you are bringing your gift to the altar+ and you there remember that your brother has something against you,+

Matthew 5:23

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 23 ἐὰν If ever οὖν therefore προσφέρῃς you might bring toward τὸ the δῶρόν gift σου of you ἐπὶ upon τὸ the θυσιαστήριον altar κἀκεῖ and there μνησθῇς you might remember ὅτι that ὁ the ἀδελφός brother σου of you ἔχει is having τι something κατὰ down on σοῦ, you,

Matthew 5:23

King James Version
- 23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

Matthew 5:23

American Standard Version
- 23 If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee,

Matthew 5:23

The Bible in Living English
- 23 So, if you are offering your gift on the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 5

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 5:23
  
  your gift to the altar: Jesus did not limit his comments to particular offerings or specific transgressions. The gift could include any sacrificial offering presented at Jehovah’s temple in fulfillment of the Mosaic Law. The altar refers to the altar of burnt offering in the priests’ courtyard of the temple. Ordinary Israelites were not allowed to enter this courtyard; instead, they handed over their gifts to the priest at the entrance to it.
  
  your brother: In some contexts, the Greek word a·del·phosʹ (brother) may refer to a family relationship. Here, though, it refers to a spiritual relationship and denotes a fellow worshipper of God, since the context refers to worship at Jehovah’s temple in Jesus’ day. In still other contexts, the term could refer more generally to one’s fellow man.