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Matthew 18:20

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Matthew 18:20

Verse 20 of 35

Scripture focus

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Matthew 18:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 18:20

Theological / Devotional

In my name. See on Matt. 10:18, 42; cf. 1 Cor. 5:4. According to the Mishnah (. Aboth 3.2, Soncino ed. of the Talmud, p. 27), “But [when] two sit together and there are words of Torah [spoken] between them, the Shechinah abides among them” (see on Gen. 3:24). The statement of Matt. 18:20 is, of course, true in a general sense, though in the context of the chapter (see vs. 16-19) it refers primarily to the church in its official capacity dealing with an offending member.

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