Cross References

Matthew 5:47

New English Translation

And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don’t they?

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As you enter the house, give it greetings.

For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don’t they?

So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

Our dear friend Luke the physician and Demas greet you.

Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters who are in Laodicea and to Nympha and the church that meets in her house.

For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure, this finds favor with God.