Matthew 5:47

God's Word

Are you doing anything remarkable if you welcome only your friends? Everyone does that!

Cross References

Matthew 10:12

When you go into a house, greet the family.

Matthew 5:20

I can guarantee that unless you live a life that has God’s approval and do it more faithfully than the experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:46

If you love those who love you, do you deserve a reward? Even the tax collectors do that!

Matthew 5:48

That is why you must be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Luke 6:32

“If you love those who love you, do you deserve any thanks for that? Even sinners love those who love them.

Colossians 4:14

My dear friend Luke, the physician, and Demas greet you.

Colossians 4:15

Greet our brothers and sisters in Laodicea, especially Nympha and the church that meets in her house.

1 Peter 2:20

What credit do you deserve if you endure a beating for doing something wrong? But if you endure suffering for doing something good, God is pleased with you.