Matthew 5:24 meaning and explanation
leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
Matthew 5:24, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Jesus is speaking to His disciples in the Sermon on the Mount, deepening the command against murder into a call for reconciled relationships. Here He pictures a worshiper already at the altar in Jerusalem, gift in hand, who suddenly remembers that a brother has something against him.
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