Verse 47

And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:20 : 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
  • Luke 6:32 : 32 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
  • Luke 10:4-5 : 4 Do not carry a money bag, a traveling bag, or sandals; and do not greet anyone along the way. 5 When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.'
  • 1 Pet 2:20 : 20 What credit is it if you sin and are beaten for it, and you endure? But if you do good and suffer for it, and you endure, this is commendable before God.
  • Matt 10:12 : 12 As you enter the house, greet it.