47 And if you greet only your brothers,[a] what more are you doing than others? Do not even (A)the Gentiles do the same? 48 (B)You therefore must be (C)perfect, (D)as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:47 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters

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