Matthew 5:47
“And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And if you salute your brethren only,.... This does not mean salutation by embraces or kisses, but by words, asking of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And if you salute your brethren ... - The word “salute” here means to show the customary tokens of civility, or to treat…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Matthew 5:43-48
We have here, lastly, an exposition of that great fundamental law of the second table, Thou shalt love thy neighbour,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
salute your brethren only See Mat 5:5. The Hebrew salutation was Shalom(peace).
The higher MS. authority gives…