17 Bibelverse über Konfrontation



  • Leviticus 19:17 sets an open rebuke of a neighbour against hatred kept in the heart, and gives the reason: “so you will not share in their guilt.”
  • Matthew 18:15-17 gives three steps: go privately, then with one or two witnesses, then to the church.
  • Matthew 7:3-5 and Galatians 6:1 require the one who confronts to examine themselves first, and Galatians 6:1 names the aim as restoring the person gently.
  • Nathan’s rebuke of David (2 Samuel 12:7) and Paul’s opposition to Peter at Antioch (Galatians 2:11) are two confrontations Scripture records.
  • Proverbs 9:8, 12:1 and 27:5-6 judge the person being rebuked by how they receive it.

The Bible commands confronting a person who has done wrong, and it sets conditions on how. Leviticus 19:17 puts an open rebuke in place of hidden hatred, Matthew 18:15 says to go privately first, and Galatians 6:1 names the aim: restoring the person gently. Matthew 7:3-5 asks the one who confronts to deal with their own fault first, and Proverbs 9:8 and 27:5-6 turn to the person who receives the rebuke. Scripture also records confrontations as they happened: the prophet…

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