Berean Standard Bible
“And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?”
Jesus is teaching about loving enemies, which was radical in a world that expected love for friends and hatred for opponents. He reminds his listeners that even tax collectors and people outside the faith love those who love them back.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
World English Bible (WEB)
If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
King James Version (KJV)
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
American Standard Version (ASV)
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others?] do not even the Gentiles the same?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And if you may salute your brethren only, what do you abundant? Do not also the tax-gatherers so?
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y si abrazareis á vuestros hermanos solamente, ¿qué hacéis de más? ¿no hacen también así los Gentiles?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Y si sólo saludan a sus hermanos, ¿qué hacen de más? ¡Aun los paganos hacen eso!
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