Matius 18:17-18

18:17 If ¹  he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If ²  he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like ³  a Gentile ⁴  or a tax collector. ⁵ 

18:18 “I tell you the truth, ⁶  whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.

[18:17]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[18:17]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[18:17]  ³ tn Grk “let him be to you as.”

[18:17]  ⁴ tn Or “a pagan.”

[18:17]  ⁵ sn To treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector means not to associate with such a person. See the note on tax collectors in 5:46.

[18:18]  ⁶ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”