Matthew 5:47
And yf ye salute or greete your brethre only, what singuler thyng do ye? Do not also the publicans lykewyse?
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
In Context
46For yf ye loue them which loue you, what rewarde haue ye? Do not the publicans also euen the same?
48Ye shall therfore be perfecte, euen as your father, which is in heauen, is perfecte.
Cross References
Matthew 5:20For I say vnto you: except your righteousnes, excede the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kyngdome of heauen.
Luke 6:32For yf ye loue them which loue you, what thanke haue ye? For sinners also loue their louers.
1 Peter 2:20For what prayse is it, yf when ye be buffeted for your faultes, ye take it paciently? But yf when ye do well ye suffer wrong, & take it paciently, then is there thanke with God.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:44-48
The Sermon on the Mount. 43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 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… Read the whole commentary →