KJV King James Version
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others]? do not even the publicans so?
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Matthew 5:47
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others]? do not even the publicans so?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
WEB World English Bible
If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
ASV American Standard Version
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same ?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and if ye may salute your brethren only, what do ye abundant? do not also the tax-gatherers so?
Surrounding context — Matthew 5
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
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?
47 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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἐὰνG1437 · eanifἀσπάσησθεG782 · aspazomaito pay respects toτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφοὺςG80 · adelphosbrotherὑμῶνG4771 · suyouμόνον,G3441 · monosaloneτίG5101 · tiswhich?περισσὸνG4053 · perissosexcessiveποιεῖτε;G4160 · poieōto do/make: doοὐχὶG3780 · ouchinot!καὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐθνικοὶG1482 · ethnikosGentile-likeτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoαὐτὸG846 · autosit/s/heποιοῦσιν;G4160 · poieōto do/make: do
Cross-references
Matthew 5:20For 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.Luke 6:32For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.1 Peter 2:20For 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.Luke 10:4-5Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.Matthew 10:12And when ye come into an house, salute it.
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