Matthew 5:47
And if ye be friendly to your brethren onely, what singular thing doe ye? doe not euen the Publicanes likewise?
Geneva Bible 1599
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
48Ye shall therefore be perfit, as your Father which is in heauen, is perfite.
Cross References
Matthew 5:20For I say vnto you, except your righteousnes exceede the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharises, ye shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen.
Luke 6:32For if yee loue them which loue you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners loue those that loue them.
1 Peter 2:20For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faultes, yee take it paciently? but and if when ye doe well, ye suffer wrong and take it paciently, this is acceptable to 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 →