Matthew 5:47 - The Text-Critical English New Testament And if you greet only your friends, what are you doing that is out of the ordinary? Do not even the tax collectors do that? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if you greet only your brethren, what more than others are you doing? Do not even the Gentiles (the heathen) do that? American Standard Version (1901) And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same? Common English Bible And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing? Don’t even the Gentiles do the same? Catholic Public Domain Version And if you greet only your brothers, what more have you done? Do not even the pagans behave this way? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more? do not also the heathens this? |
For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
You therefore shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
Give my greetings to the brothers in Laodicea, and to Nymphas and the church that meets in his house.
What credit do you get if you endure when you sin and are beaten for it? But if you endure when you do good and suffer for it, this finds favor with God.