πάλιν ἀμὴν : a second amen, introducing a new thought of parallel importance to the former, in Matthew 18:18. ἐὰν δύο : two; not the measure of Christ's expectation of agreement among His disciples, but of the moral power that lies in the sincere consent of even two minds. It outweighs the nominal agreement of thousands who have no real bond of union. συμφωνήσωσιν : agree, about what? not necessarily only the matters referred to in previous context, but anything concerning the Kingdom of God. περὶ παντὸς πράγματος : concerning every or any matter, offences committed by brethren included of course. γενήσεται : it shall be; what absolute confidence in the laws of the moral world! παρὰ τ. π. μ.: from my Father. The Father-God of Jesus is here defined as a lover of peace and fraternal concord. In this verse we have a case of attraction, of the main subject into the conditional clause. Resolved, the sentence would run: πᾶν πρᾶγμα, ὃ ἐὰν αἰτήσωσιν, ἐὰν συμφωνήσουσιν περὶ αὐτοῦ, γενήσεται αὐτοῖς.

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