Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
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Gill's Exposition
Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar,.... The Jews obliged such who had done any damage to their neighbours, by stealing from them, to make satisfaction before they brought their offering;…
Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar ... - The Pharisees were intent only on the external act in worship. They looked not at all to the internal state of the mind. If a man conformed to the…
Christ having laid down these principles, that Moses and the prophets were still to be their rulers, but that the scribes and Pharisees were to be no longer their rulers, proceeds to expound the law…
Cambridge Bible
if thou bring thy gift to the altar i. e. thy offering, such as a lamb or a pair of doves.
rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee that thy brother hath cause of complaint against thee,…
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