Between You and Him Alone

“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that ‘every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector. Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again, amen, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

Matthew 18:15-20

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Under the Rose: Snails Speak in Confidence

One snail confronts another about his fault amid the roses, raising the matter discreetly sub rosa—Latin for “under the rose,” indicating a confidential meeting. Matthew 18:15-20 provides a divine playbook for fraternal correction: start one-on-one, and if needed, bring one or two witnesses to strengthen the case. If the censured member refuses to listen, let the church weigh in. Restoration of unity begins with respecting the human dignity of the other by correcting with divine mercy and discretion.

Traditional Chinese Translation

《只在你和他之間》
平安，我的朋友，我注意到你已經慢得像爬行了！
謝謝你是私底下（在玫瑰花下）而非在衆人面前告訴我。