Matthew 5:47
Modern Translations
New International Version
And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?

New Living Translation
If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.

English Standard Version
And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

Berean Study Bible
And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?

New American Standard Bible
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?

NASB 1995
"If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

NASB 1977
“And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

Amplified Bible
And if you greet only your brothers [wishing them God’s blessing and peace], what more [than others] are you doing? Do not even the Gentiles [who do not know the Lord] do that?

Christian Standard Bible
And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what are you doing out of the ordinary? Don’t even the Gentiles do the same?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing out of the ordinary? Don't even the Gentiles do the same?

Contemporary English Version
If you greet only your friends, what's so great about this? Don't even unbelievers do that?

Good News Translation
And if you speak only to your friends, have you done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do that!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Are you doing anything remarkable if you welcome only your friends? Everyone does that!

International Standard Version
And if you greet only your relatives, that's no great thing you're doing, is it? Even the unbelievers do the same, don't they?

NET Bible
And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don't they?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

New King James Version
And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?

King James 2000 Bible
And if you greet your brethren only, what do you more than others? do not even the tax collectors so?

New Heart English Bible
And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do than others? Do not even the non-Jews do the same?

World English Bible
If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?

American King James Version
And if you salute your brothers only, what do you more than others? do not even the publicans so?

American Standard Version
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?

A Faithful Version
And if you salute your brethren only, what have you done that is extraordinary? Do not the tax collectors practice the same thing?

Darby Bible Translation
And if ye should salute your brethren only, what do ye extraordinary? Do not also the Gentiles the same?

English Revised Version
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?

Webster's Bible Translation
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And if ye be friendly to your brethren onely, what singular thing doe ye? doe not euen the Publicanes likewise?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And yf ye salute or greete your brethre only, what singuler thyng do ye? Do not also the publicans lykewyse?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And yf ye be frendly to youre brethren onlye: what singuler thynge do ye? Do not the Publicans also lyke wyse?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And yf ye be frendly to youre brethren onlye: what singuler thynge doo ye? Do not the Publicans lyke wyse?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And if you may greet your brothers only, what do you do abundant? Do the nations not also do so?

Berean Literal Bible
And if you greet only your brothers, what extraordinary are you doing? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

Young's Literal Translation
and if ye may salute your brethren only, what do ye abundant? do not also the tax-gatherers so?

Smith's Literal Translation
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye above ordinary? and do not the tax collectors the same?

Literal Emphasis Translation
And if you greet your brothers only, what greater do you do? Do not also the ethnicities do the same?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more? do not also the heathens this?

Catholic Public Domain Version
And if you greet only your brothers, what more have you done? Do not even the pagans behave this way?

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And if you pray for the peace of your brethren only, what excellent thing are you doing? Behold, are not even the Tax Collectors doing the same thing?

Lamsa Bible
And if you salute only your brothers, what is it more that you do? Do not even the publicans do the same thing?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And if you salute your brethren only, in what do you excel? Do not even the publicans so?

Godbey New Testament
If you salute your brethren only, what do ye more abundantly? do not the heathens also the same thing?

Haweis New Testament
And if ye embrace your brethren only, what do ye extraordinary? do not even the publicans so?

Mace New Testament
and if ye salute your brethren only, what mighty matter is that? do not even the heathens do the same?

Weymouth New Testament
And if you salute only your near relatives, what praise is due to you? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

Worrell New Testament
And, if ye salute your brethren only, what more than others do ye? Do not even the gentiles the same?

Worsley New Testament
and if ye embrace your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not the publicans so likewise?
















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