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Matthew 5:46–47

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46eFor if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47And if you greet your 7brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the 8tax collectors do so?

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Footnotes

  1. 7M friends
  2. 8NU Gentiles

Cross references

  1. eLuke 6:32

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what are you doing out of the ordinary? Don’t even the Gentiles do the same?

NLTNew Living Translation

If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not the tax collectors also do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing that is remarkable? Do not the Gentiles also do the same?

KJV 1900King James Version

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?