Matthew 5:47

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

And if you are nice only to your friends, you are no better than anyone else. Even the people who don’t know God are nice to their friends.

Cross References

Luke 6:32

“If you love only those who love you, should you get any special praise for doing that? No, even sinners love those who love them!

Matthew 5:20

I tell you that you must do better than the teachers of the law and the Pharisees. If you are not more pleasing to God than they are, you will never enter God’s kingdom.

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, this pleases God.

Matthew 10:12

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

Matthew 5:46

If you love only those who love you, why should you get a reward for that? Even the tax collectors do that.

Matthew 5:48

What I am saying is that you must be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Colossians 4:14

Greetings also from Demas and our dear friend Luke, the doctor.

Colossians 4:15

Give our greetings to the brothers and sisters in Laodicea. Greetings also to Nympha and to the church that meets in her house.