Matthew 5:47

And if you greet only your own brothers and sisters, what are you doing that is out of the ordinary? Even the Gentiles do that, do they not?
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Treated in 5 passages across the library.

  1. The Key Teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer · Ochorus Originals

    The Sermon on the Mount cites MATTHEW 5:47

    …ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? MATTHEW 5:47 What do ye more? Bonhoeffer made much of this. The righteousness Jesus requires is not…

  2. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Discourse 3 cites Matt. 5:47

    …than others?” — than those who have no religion at all? “Do not even the publicans so?” (Matt. 5:47.) Nay, but follow ye a better pattern than them. In patience, in longsuffering, in mercy…

  3. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Holiness cites Matt. v. 47

    …puts a searching question to His people, when He says, “What do ye more than others?” (Matt. v. 47.) (l) Last, but not least, a holy man will follow after spiritual mindedness. He will…

  4. Unspoken Sermons · George MacDonald

    Love Thine Enemy cites Matthew v. 43-48

    …so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. — St Matthew v. 43-48. Is not this at length too much to expect? Will a man ever love his enemies? He may come…

  5. Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Matthew 5:43-48

    …being shaved, and a letter of forgiveness written in June 1945. Scriptures to revisit Matthew 5:43-48; Romans 5:10; Romans 12:17-21; Ephesians 4:32. Reflection 1. Is there someone you need to…

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