Matthew 5:47
And if ye greten youre britheren oonli, what schulen ye do more? ne doon not hethene men this?
Wycliffe (portions)
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 if ye louen hem that louen you, what mede schulen ye han? whether pupplicans doon not this?
48Therfore be ye parfit, as youre heuenli fadir is parfit.
Cross References
Matthew 5:20And Y seie to you, that but your riytfulnesse be more plenteuouse than of scribis and of Farisees, ye schulen not entre into the kyngdom of heuenes.
Luke 6:32And if ye louen hem that louen you, what thanke is to you? for synful men louen men that louen hem.
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 →