Therefore] Seeing God forbids anger, and the fruits of it, as well as actuall murder. if thou bring thy gift] The Jews thought God to be like worldly princes, who regard gifts, oftentimes, more then the concord and agreement of their subjects, and therefore offered many sacrifices, and lived still in malice. Our Saviour shews them here, that such sacrifices did not please God. to the altar] He speaks according to the time and state of the Church then; for God had an altar in Hierusalem. They are deceived then, that gather hence, that we must have altars and sacrifices now: yet it may teach us, by proportion, to seek reconciliation before we come to the LORDS table. and there remembrest] It should have been done before: but if, having been neglected or forgotten before, it come then to thy minde. that thy brother] Any man. See on v. 22. hath ought against thee] Can accuse thee of, or charge thee with any wrong done to him, Revelation 2:4.