And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing out of the ordinary? Don’t even the Gentiles do the same?
Greet a household when you enter it,
For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
Luke, the dearly loved physician, and Demas greet you.
Give my greetings to the brothers in Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her home.
For what credit is there if you sin and are punished, and you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer, if you endure it, this brings favor with God.