Matthew 5:47
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?”
ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
μόνος
only,
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μόνος
Only, alone, solitary. Monos. Man shall not live by bread alone. The deepest hungers of life cannot be satisfied by material things. Only God can fill what God shaped.
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τίς
what
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τίς
Who, which, what. Tis. Scripture asks it constantly: who do you say that I am? The questions of God are not requests for information. They are invitations to search.
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περισσός
excessive
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περισσός
superabundant (in quantity) or superior (in quality); by implication, excessive; adverbially (with G1537 (ἐκ)) violently; neuter (as noun) preeminence
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ποιέω
do you?
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ποιέω
Make, do, produce. Poiéō. Faith without works is dead. What you believe will always show itself in what you make and do. Let your actions confirm your confession.
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οὐχί
Surely
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οὐχί
Not indeed, certainly not. Ouchí. This intensified negation appears in moments of sharp contrast and rhetorical clarity. God's purposes are never ambiguous. Let the yes be yes, and the no mean no.
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ἐθνικός
Gentiles
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ἐθνικός
Gentile, pagan, outsider. Ethnikós. Jesus used this word to describe those who love only their own and pray for show. To live like an ethnikós is to love nothing beyond yourself. Live differently.
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