Matthew 5:47

Good News Translation

And if you speak only to your friends, have you done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do that!

Cross References

Matthew 10:12

When you go into a house, say, ‘Peace be with you.’

Matthew 5:20

I tell you, then, that you will be able to enter the Kingdom of heaven only if you are more faithful than the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees in doing what God requires.

Matthew 5:46

Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that!

Matthew 5:48

You must be perfect—just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Luke 6:32

“If you love only the people who love you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners love those who love them!

Colossians 4:14

Luke, our dear doctor, and Demas send you their greetings.

Colossians 4:15

Give our best wishes to the believers in Laodicea and to Nympha and the church that meets in her house.

1 Peter 2:20

For what credit is there if you endure the beatings you deserve for having done wrong? But if you endure suffering even when you have done right, God will bless you for it.