"I saw that many in New York have had so much care for their brethren, to keep them straight, that they have neglected their own hearts. They are so fearful that their brethren will not be zealous and repent, that they forget that they have wrongs that must be righted. With their own hearts unsanctified, they try to right their brethren. Now the only way the brethren and sisters in New York can rise is for each to attend to his own individual case, and set his own heart in order. If sin is plain in a brother, breathe it not to another, but with love for the brother's soul, with a heart full of compassion, with bowels of mercy, tell him the wrong, then leave the matter with him and the Lord. You have discharged your duty. You are not to pass sentence. 1T 165.1"
"Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye."
This is a duplicate of pair 2. The EGW passage directly addresses the principle of self-examination before judging others, which is the core message of Matthew 7:5. The phrase 'neglected their own hearts' and 'With their own hearts unsanctified, they try to right their brethren' directly reflects the idea of casting out the beam from one's own eye before addressing the mote in another's.
"Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother."
The EGW passage directly echoes the principle of Matthew 18:15 regarding confronting a brother in sin privately. The instruction to 'tell him his fault between thee and him alone' is clearly reflected in EGW's counsel to 'breathe it not to another, but with love for the brother's soul...tell him the wrong, then leave the matter with him and the Lord.'
"Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted."
The EGW passage aligns with the principle of restoring a brother in meekness, as outlined in Galatians 6:1. The emphasis on 'love for the brother's soul, with a heart full of compassion, with bowels of mercy' reflects the spirit of meekness and restoration advocated by Paul.
"It has been made too light an affair to rein up a brother, to condemn him, and hold him under condemnation. There has been a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. If each would set his own heart in order, when the brethren meet together their testimony would be ready and come from a full soul, and the people around that believe not the truth would be moved. The manifestation of the Spirit of God would tell to their hearts that you are the children of God. Our love for one another should be visible to all. Then it will tell. It will have an influence. 1T 165.2"
"For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge."
The EGW passage directly quotes and expands upon Romans 10:2, making it an explicit allusion rather than just a thematic parallel.
"Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye."
The EGW passage addresses the issue of judging others and the need for self-examination, which aligns with the principle taught in Matthew 7:5.
"By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."
The EGW passage emphasizes the importance of love for one another as a visible sign of being children of God, directly reflecting the principle in John 13:35.
"I saw that the church in New York might rise. Take hold of the work individually, be zealous and repent; and after all known wrongs are righted, then believe that God accepts you. Go not mourning, but take God at His word. Seek Him diligently, and believe that He receives you. A part of the work is to believe. He is faithful who has promised. Climb up by faith. 1T 165.3"
"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)"
EGW's statement, "He is faithful who has promised," is a clear echo of Hebrews 10:23, which emphasizes God's faithfulness as a reason to hold fast to faith. The surrounding context in EGW's writing reinforces this connection, urging believers to trust in God's promises.