Jesus proceeded from warning against leading people into sin to the subject of helping those who do fall. The disciple"s responsibility in such cases is twofold: admonition of the sinner, and generous forgiveness of the penitent (cf. Matthew 6:12; Matthew 18:15; Matthew 18:21-22). [source][source][source]
"The saying implicitly forbids the nursing of grudges and criticism of the offender behind his back." [1][source]