If your brother wrongs you, go and show him his fault, between you and him privately. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.
But if not, take one or two more people. As written in Scripture, 'At least two or three witnesses is required to declare someone guilty. "
If he does not accept these people's advice, let it to the church. And finally, if he did not want to receive the advice of the church, treat him as a tax collector and one who does not know God. "
Know: What do you forbid in the world, is also prohibited in heaven. And what are you justified in the world, is also justified in heaven.
Truly I tell you, whatever you forbid and declare to be improper and unlawful on earth must be what is already forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit and declare proper and lawful on earth must be what is already permitted in heaven.
Again I tell you, if two of you on earth agree (harmonize together, make a symphony together) about whatever [anything and everything] they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by My Father in heaven.
For wherever two or three are gathered (drawn together as My followers) in (into) My name, there I AM in the midst of them.
