matthew 5:47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

matthew 5:47 "And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more [than others]? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

47. And if ye salute your brethren only--of the same nation and religion with yourselves.
what do ye more than others?--what do ye uncommon or extraordinary? that is, wherein do ye excel?
do not even the publicans so?--The true reading here appears to be, "Do not even the heathens the same?" Compare Mt 18:17, where the excommunicated person is said to be "as an heathen man and a publican."

matthew 5:47 "And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more [than others]? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

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