Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing that is remarkable? Do not the Gentiles also do the same?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
And if you greet only your relatives, that's no great thing you're doing, is it? Even the unbelievers do the same, don't they?
A Conservative Version
And if ye only greet your friends, what do ye extra? Do not even the tax collectors this way?
American Standard Version
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And if you greet [cordially] your brothers only, what are you doing more than other people? Do not even the [unconverted] Gentiles do that much?
Anderson New Testament
And if you salute your brethren only, in what do you excel? Do not even the publicans so?
Bible in Basic English
And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?
Common New Testament
And if you greet only your brethren, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
Daniel Mace New Testament
and if ye salute your brethren only, what mighty matter is that? do not even the heathens do the same?
Darby Translation
And if ye should salute your brethren only, what do ye extraordinary? Do not also the Gentiles the same?
Godbey New Testament
If you salute your brethren only, what do ye more abundantly? do not the heathens also the same thing?
Goodspeed New Testament
And if you are polite to your brothers and no one else, what is there remarkable in that? Do not the very heathen do that?
John Wesley New Testament
Do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? Do not even the heathens so?
Julia Smith Translation
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye above ordinary? and do not the tax collectors the same?
King James 2000
And if you greet your brethren only, what do you more than others? do not even the tax collectors so?
Modern King James verseion
And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax-collectors do so?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And if ye be friendly to your brethren only, what singular thing do ye? Do not the Publicans likewise?
Moffatt New Testament
and if you only salute your friends, what is special about that? do not the very pagans do as much?
Montgomery New Testament
"Even the tax-gatherers do that, do they not? And if you show courtesy to your brother only, what are you doing more than others? Even the Gentiles do that, do they not?
NET Bible
And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don't they?
New Heart English Bible
And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
Noyes New Testament
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye that excelleth? Do not even the heathen the same?
Sawyer New Testament
And if you salute your brothers only, what do you do more than [others]? Do not the gentiles also do the same?
The Emphasized Bible
And, if ye salute your brethren only, what, more than common, are ye doing? are not, even the nations, the same thing, doing?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And if ye embrace your brethren only, what do ye extraordinary? do not even the publicans so?
Twentieth Century New Testament
And, if you show courtesy to your brothers only, what are you doing more than others? Even the Gentiles do this!
Webster
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Weymouth New Testament
And if you salute only your near relatives, what praise is due to you? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
Williams New Testament
And if you say 'Good morning' to your brothers only, what more than others are you doing?
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?
Worrell New Testament
And, if ye salute your brethren only, what more than others do ye? Do not even the gentiles the same?
Worsley New Testament
and if ye embrace your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not the publicans so likewise?
Youngs Literal Translation
and if ye may salute your brethren only, what do ye abundant? do not also the tax-gatherers so?
Themes
the Publicans » Often kind to their friends
Salutations » The jews condemned for giving, only to their countrymen
Topics
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Poieo
Perissos
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 5:47
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Love For Enemies
46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not the tax collectors also do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing that is remarkable? Do not the Gentiles also do the same? 48 Therefore you be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Matthew 5:20
For I say to you that unless your righteousness greatly surpasses [that] of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 6:32
"And if you love those who love you, what kind of credit is [that] to you? For even sinners love those who love them!
Luke 10:4-5
Do not carry a money bag or a traveler's bag or sandals, and greet no one along the road.
1 Peter 2:20
For what credit [is it] if, [when you] sin and are beaten [for it], you endure? But if you endure [when you] do good and suffer [for it], this [finds] favor with God.
Matthew 10:12
And [when you] enter into the house, greet it.