Matthew 5:47
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 5
“And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?”Matthew 5:47
What Does Matthew 5:47 Mean?
Matthew 5:47 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 5, verse 47 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Matthew 5:47 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Luke 6:32“For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.”Matthew 5:20“For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.”Luke 9:20“He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.”1 Peter 2:20“For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.”Nehemiah 5:15“But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.”2 Kings 6:23“And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.”Luke 12:30“For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.”Acts 21:7“And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.”Luke 10:4“Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.”Matthew 10:12“And when ye come into an house, salute it.”
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