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  • Matthew 5:24
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar, and go away. First make your peace with your brother, and then come back and offer your gift.+

  • Matthew 5:24
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 24 ἄφες let go off ἐκεῖ there τὸ the δῶρόν gift σου of you ἔμπροσθεν in front τοῦ of the θυσιαστηρίου, altar, καὶ and ὕπαγε go away πρῶτον first διαλλάγηθι be reconciled τῷ to the ἀδελφῷ brother σου, of you, καὶ and τότε then ἐλθὼν having come πρόσφερε be bringing toward τὸ the δῶρόν gift σου. of you.

  • Matthew 5:24
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar, and go away; first make your peace with your brother,+ and then, when you have come back, offer up your gift.+

  • Matthew 5:24
    The Bible in Living English
    • 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go and make up with your brother first; then come and offer your gift.

  • Matthew 5:24
    American Standard Version
    • 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.

  • Matthew 5:24
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 24 leave there thy gift before the altar, and withdraw,—first be reconciled unto thy brother, and then coming be offering thy gift.

  • Matthew 5:24
    King James Version
    • 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.

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2023
    • 5:24 cl 222-223; w21.12 25-27; lff lesson 56; it-1 1160; it-2 760; mwb18.01 8; w16.05 5; w09 2/15 10-11; w08 5/15 6; w02 3/15 5; w02 11/1 5-6; w99 10/15 16; w96 7/15 18; g96 2/8 26-27; w94 7/15 21-22; w89 11/15 19

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 5:24 w80 7/1 28, 30; w78 5/1 29; lp 154-155; w76 28-30; w75 409; g74 11/8 27; w73 333; ad 1378; w63 116; w61 356, 543; w54 735

  • Matthew
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 5:24

      The Watchtower (Study),

      12/2021, pp. 25-27

      Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 56

      Insight, Volume 1, p. 1160

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 760

      Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook,

      1/2018, p. 8

      The Watchtower (Study),

      5/2016, p. 5

      Close to Jehovah, pp. 222-223

      The Watchtower,

      2/15/2009, pp. 10-11

      5/15/2008, p. 6

      11/1/2002, pp. 5-6

      3/15/2002, p. 5

      10/15/1999, p. 16

      7/15/1996, p. 18

      7/15/1994, pp. 21-22

      11/15/1989, p. 19

      7/1/1980, pp. 28, 30

      5/1/1978, p. 29

      1/1/1976, pp. 28-30

      7/1/1975, pp. 408-409

      6/1/1973, p. 333

      2/15/1963, pp. 115-117

      9/1/1961, pp. 542-543

      6/15/1961, pp. 355-356

      12/1/1954, pp. 734-735

      Awake!,

      2/8/1996, pp. 26-27

      11/8/1974, p. 27

      Life, pp. 154-155

  • Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 5
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 5:24

      leave your gift . . . , and go away: In the scene Jesus describes, a worshipper is at the very point of handing over his sacrifice to the priest. Yet, he first needed to resolve an issue with his brother. Before offering his gift in a way that would be acceptable to God, he needed to go away and find his offended brother, who was likely among the many thousands of pilgrims who came to Jerusalem for the seasonal festivals, the usual time for bringing such sacrifices to the temple.​—De 16:16.

      make your peace: The Greek expression has been defined “to change from enmity to friendship; to become reconciled; to be restored to normal relations or harmony.” So the goal is to effect a change by removing, if possible, ill will from the offended person’s heart. (Ro 12:18) Jesus’ point is that maintaining good relations with others is a prerequisite for enjoying good relations with God.

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