If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
Parallel translations
- KJV And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
- BSB And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
- NKJV And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?
- NASB And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Even the Gentiles, do they not do the same?
- NLT If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.
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- Luke 6:32If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
- Matt 5:20For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
- 1 Pet 2:20For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.
- Luke 10:4–5Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals. Greet no one on the way.
- Matt 10:12As you enter into the household, greet it.
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