Matthew 5:47

New Living Translation

If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.

Cross References

Matthew 10:12

When you enter the home, give it your blessing.

Matthew 5:20

“But I warn you—unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!

Matthew 5:46

If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much.

Matthew 5:48

But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Luke 6:32

“If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them!

Colossians 4:14

Luke, the beloved doctor, sends his greetings, and so does Demas.

Colossians 4:15

Please give my greetings to our brothers and sisters at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church that meets in her house.

1 Peter 2:20

Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing good and endure it patiently, God is pleased with you.