Matthew 5:47

Easy To Read Version

And if you are nice only to your friends, then you are no better than other people. Even the people without God are nice to their friends.

Cross References

Matthew 10:12

When you enter that home say, ‘Peace be with you.’

Matthew 5:20

I tell you that you must do better than the teachers of the law and the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [62]} If you are not better people, then you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:46

If you love only the people that love you, then you will get no reward. Even the tax collectors {\cf2\super [72]} do that.

Matthew 5:48

So you must be perfect, the same as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Luke 6:32

“If you love only those people that love you, should you get some special praise for doing that? No! Even sinners love the people that love them!

Colossians 4:14

Demas and our dear friend Luke, the doctor, say hello.

Colossians 4:15

Say hello to the brothers and sisters in Laodicea. And say hello to Nympha and to the church that meets in her house.

1 Peter 2:20

But if you are punished for doing wrong, there is no reason to praise you for bearing that punishment. But if you suffer for doing good, and you are patient, then that pleases God.