Bible Verses About Church Discipline

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

Judgment by the Lord is discipline to avoid condemnation.

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

Direct Matthew 18 text about church-level correction.

For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

Fatherly discipline for holiness.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

Withdraw from the disorderly brother.

But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

Purge the evil person from among you.

But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

Clear statement on lack of discipline.

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

Father-child discipline image.

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

Direct command not to associate with a sinning brother.

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

Discipline produces righteousness.

But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

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Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

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He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

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Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

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As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

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He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

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Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

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A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

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As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

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Open rebuke is better than secret love.

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And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Have no company with him that he may be ashamed.

Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

Public rebuke of persistent sin.

To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Shows strong apostolic punishment language.

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

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As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.

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For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

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And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

Appointment of elders in every church as order background

Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.

Punishment inflicted by many, fitting disciplinary context

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

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And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

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Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

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If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

Direct Bible warning about restoring those who have fallen away.

For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

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For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

Lost and found language fits restoration after failure.

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

Warns of removing the lampstand unless there is repentance

Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

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