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  • Matthew 5:47
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 47 And if you greet your brothers only, what extraordinary thing are you doing? Are not also the people of the nations doing the same thing?

  • Matthew 5:47
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 47 καὶ And ἐὰν if ever ἀσπάσησθε YOU might greet τοὺς the ἀδελφοὺς brothers ὑμῶν of YOU μόνον, only, τί what περισσὸν (thing) in excess ποιεῖτε; are doing YOU? οὐχὶ Not καὶ also οἱ the ἐθνικοὶ nationals τὸ the αὐτὸ very ποιοῦσιν; are doing?

  • Matthew 5:47
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 47 And if YOU greet YOUR brothers only, what extraordinary thing are YOU doing? Are not also the people of the nations doing the same thing?

  • Matthew 5:47
    The Bible in Living English
    • 47 and if you salute only your brothers, what are you doing that is special? do not even the heathen do the same?

  • Matthew 5:47
    American Standard Version
    • 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?

  • Matthew 5:47
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 47 And if ye salute your brethren only what more than common are ye doing? are not even the nations the same thing doing?

  • Matthew 5:47
    King James Version
    • 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 5:47 w08 5/15 8

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 5:47 w78 7/1 6; w74 465; w65 207; g64 7/22 28; w61 91

  • Matthew
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 5:47

      The Watchtower,

      5/15/2008, p. 8

  • Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 5
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 5:47

      greet: Greeting others included expressing good wishes for their welfare and prosperity.

      brothers: Refers to the entire nation of Israel. They were brothers, offspring of one common father, Jacob, and they were united in worship of the same God, Jehovah.​—Ex 2:11; Ps 133:1.

      people of the nations: Refers to non-Jews who had no relationship with God. The Jews viewed them as godless and unclean and as ones to be avoided.

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