Love Your Enemies
Matthew 5:47
In 9 translations
- BSB
- And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
- KJV
- And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
- WEB
- If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?NU reads “Gentiles” instead of “tax collectors”.
- ASV
- And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?
- LSV
- And if you may greet your brothers only, what do you do abundant? Do the nations not also do so?
- YLT
- and if ye may salute your brethren only, what do ye abundant? do not also the tax-gatherers so?
- DBY
- And if ye should salute your brethren only, what do ye extraordinary? Do not also the Gentiles the same?
- DRC
- And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more? do not also the heathens this?
- GNV
- And if ye be friendly to your brethren onely, what singular thing doe ye? doe not euen the Publicanes likewise?
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus read ἀδελφοὺς (“brothers”); Byzantine text read φίλους (“friends”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐθνικοὶ (“Gentiles”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read τελῶναι (“tax collectors”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read αὐτὸ (“same”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read οὕτως (“thus”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include τὸ (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: ἀδελφοὺς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀδελφοὺς; Robinson–Pierpont read φίλους.
- SBLGNT: ἐθνικοὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐθνικοὶ; Robinson–Pierpont read τελῶναι.
- SBLGNT: τὸ αὐτὸ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τὸ αὐτὸ; Robinson–Pierpont read οὕτως.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ἐὰν ἀσπάσησθε τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ὑμῶν μόνον, τί περισσὸν ποιεῖτε; οὐχὶ καὶ οἱ ἐθνικοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσιν;
- RP2018
- Καὶ ἐὰν ἀσπάσησθε τοὺς φίλους ὑμῶν μόνον, τί περισσὸν ποιεῖτε; Οὐχὶ καὶ οἱ τελῶναι οὕτως ποιοῦσιν;
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ἐὰν ἀσπάσησθε τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ὑμῶν μόνον, τί περισσὸν ποιεῖτε; Οὐχὶ καὶ οἱ τελῶναι οὕτω ποιοῦσιν;
- SCR1894
- και εαν ασπασησθε τους αδελφους υμων μονον τι περισσον ποιειτε ουχι και οι τελωναι ουτως ποιουσιν
Who and where
◆ Sermon on the Mount
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
PublicansSermon on the mountLoveSermon on the Plain, TheSermonGood for EvilSalutationGood, ChiefEnemyBeg; Beggar; Begging
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 6:32If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
- Matthew 5:20For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
- 1 Peter 2:20How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
- Luke 10:4–5Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road. Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
- Matthew 10:12As you enter the home, greet its occupants.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).