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Matthew 5:46-48
New Catholic Bible
Matthew 5:46-48
New Catholic Bible
46 If you love only those who love you, what reward will you receive? Do not even tax collectors[a] do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brethren, what about that is so extraordinary? Even the pagans do as much.
48 Perfection.[b]“Therefore, strive to be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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- Matthew 5:46 Tax collectors: those who collected taxes on behalf of the occupying authorities; for this reason, and also because they engaged in fraud, they were regarded as public sinners.
- Matthew 5:48 The life of the kingdom is that of children of God; therein lies its secret and its demands (see Lev 11:43; Deut 18:13).
