Matthew 5:46-48

46 ¹For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

47 And if you greet only your brothers,^[a] what more are you doing than others? Do not even ²the Gentiles do the same?

48 ³You therefore must be ⁴perfect, ⁵as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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Matthew 5:48, MSG

Cross References 5

1. Luke 6:32
2. Matthew 6:7, 32
3. [Luke 6:36]
4. Matthew 19:21; 1 Corinthians 2:6(Gk.); Philippians 3:15(Gk.); Colossians 1:28; Colossians 4:12(Gk.); James 1:4; James 3:2; See Genesis 17:1
5. [Leviticus 19:2; 1 Peter 1:15]

Footnotes 1

[a]. Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated "brothers") refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters

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