2 Thessalonians 3:15
Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
Cross-reference
2 Thessalonians 3:6 commands keeping away from the idle; this verse then clarifies to warn them as brothers, not treat as enemies.
James 5:20 adds that restoring a sinner saves from death—deepening the motivation for warning as a brother.
In Psalm 141:5, rebuke is seen as a kindness—reinforcing that warning a brother is an act of love, not hostility.
Matthew 18:15 gives the direct command to confront a sinning brother privately—parallel to the warning as a brother.
James 5:19 speaks of bringing a wanderer back—parallel to the goal of restoring the brother through warning.
1 Corinthians 4:14 shows Paul admonishing as beloved children—mirroring the familial tone of warning as a brother.
1 Corinthians 5:5 shows a severe excommunication, contrasting with the gentle warning approach here — different contexts of discipline.
Leviticus 19:17 commands rebuking a neighbor without hating, directly paralleling the instruction to warn a brother as a brother.
2 Corinthians 13:10 shows Paul's desire to avoid severity, directly mirroring the gentle warning approach in this verse.
Galatians 6:1 commands restoring a sinner with gentleness, a direct parallel to warning a brother as a brother.
Titus 3:10 instructs to warn a divisive person then reject—contrasting with 2 Thessalonians' continued brotherly treatment.
1 Thessalonians 5:14 specifically urges admonishing the idle, the exact context of this passage about church discipline.
In Matthew 18:17, Jesus says to treat the unrepentant as a Gentile — Paul here says not to regard him as an enemy but warn as a brother, contrasting harshness with grace.
2 Corinthians 2:6-10 instructs forgiveness after discipline, complementing the restorative goal of warning a brother as a brother.
2 Corinthians 2:7 urges forgiveness and comfort for a repentant sinner, complementing this verse's call to warn the unrepentant as a brother.
2 Corinthians 10:8 says authority builds up, not destroys, aligning with the aim of warning rather than treating as an enemy.
1 Timothy 1:20 records handing over to Satan for blasphemy, a severe discipline contrasted with the gentle warning here for idleness.
Colossians 3:16 encourages mutual admonishing; this verse gives a specific example: warning a wayward brother.
Romans 16:17 commands to avoid divisive people, while here Paul says to warn the idle brother as family — different approaches for different issues.
Leviticus 19:18 commands loving your neighbor, providing the underlying motive for warning a brother rather than treating him as an enemy.