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Luke 17:3

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Luke 17:3

3¶ Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

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Luke 17:3

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

brother

A male sibling; a near kinsman; or a fellow member of a people or faith, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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trespass

A transgression, offense, or wrongful crossing of a boundary; as a verb, to offend or sin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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against

Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

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rebuke

To chide; to reprove; to reprehend for a fault; to check by reproof. A chiding; reproof for faults; reprehension.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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repent

To change one's mind or course; to feel sorrow or regret for what has been done; to turn from or reconsider a former course.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

forgive

To pardon an offence, remit a debt, or release from the penalty or resentment connected with it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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  1. Leviticus 19:17
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  2. Matthew 18:21
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  3. Matthew 18:15–17
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  4. Proverbs 9:8
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  5. 2 Chronicles 19:6–7
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