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Matthew 5:47

Love for others

45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

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BSB
And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
KJV
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
WEB
If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
ASV
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others?] do not even the Gentiles the same?
DARBY
And if ye should salute your brethren only, what do ye extraordinary? Do not also the Gentiles the same?
BLB
And if you⁺ greet only your⁺ brothers, what extraordinary [thing] do you⁺ do? Do not also the Gentiles do the same?
ÅB
Og om dere hilser bare på deres brødre, hva er så spesielt med det? Gjør ikke også hedningene det samme?
OTB
Og om dere hilser bare på deres egne, hva gjør dere da mer enn andre? Gjør ikke også hedningene det samme?
B1930
Og om I hilser bare på eders brødre, hvad stort gjør I da? Gjør ikke også hedningene det samme?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 6:32

    For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.

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  • Matthew 5:20

    For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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  • 1 Peter 2:20

    For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

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  • Luke 10:4–5

    Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.

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