Matthew 5:47

New International Reader's Version

If you greet only your own people, what more are you doing than others? Even people who are ungodly do that.

Cross References

Matthew 10:12

As you enter the home, greet those who live there.

Matthew 5:20

Here is what I tell you. You must be more godly than the Pharisees and the teachers of the law. If you are not, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:46

If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Even the tax collectors do that.

Matthew 5:48

So be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Luke 6:32

“Suppose you love those who love you. Should anyone praise you for that? Even sinners love those who love them.

Colossians 4:14

Our dear friend Luke, the doctor, sends greetings. So does Demas.

Colossians 4:15

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

1 Peter 2:20

But suppose you receive a beating for doing wrong, and you put up with it. Will anyone honor you for this? Of course not. But suppose you suffer for doing good, and you put up with it. God will praise you for this.