Matthew 5

Which worship songs are based on Matthew 5?

Eight Ways to Be — ApologetiX (2023) Matthew 5:3-10
The song systematically paraphrases the eight Beatitudes, including humility, mourning, meekness, desire for righteousness, mercy, purity of heart, peacemaking, and persecution for righteousness.
This Is the Kingdom — Elevation Worship (2022) Matthew 5:3-10
Both verses closely reproduce the Beatitudes, including their blessings upon the spiritually poor, mourners, meek, righteousness-hungry, merciful, purehearted, peacemaking, and persecuted.
Este Es El Reino (This Is the Kingdom) — Elevation Worship, Elevation Español (2022) Matthew 5:3-10
The song closely reproduces the Beatitudes in their canonical order, including the promises given to the spiritually poor, mourners, meek, justice-hungry, merciful, pure-hearted, peacemakers, and persecuted.
Matthew 5 — Terrian & Anike (2024) Matthew 5:3
The second verse directly reproduces the opening Beatitude concerning those who recognize their spiritual poverty.
Uncomfortable — Jackie Hill Perry & Trey Heflin (2025) Matthew 5:3
The song directly invokes Jesus’ beatitude concerning the poor in spirit while examining whether the speaker possesses genuine spiritual humility.
Blessed Are The Ones — Rend Collective & Jess Ray (2025) Matthew 5:3-6
The song echoes the Beatitudes, particularly the blessings for the poor in spirit and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, emphasizing the value of humility and the need for divine help.
It's So Good to Need You — Rachel Morley (2025) Matthew 5:3
The song reflects the beatitude of being 'poor in spirit,' which is a direct reference to the idea that those who recognize their spiritual need are blessed.
There’s a Highway — Neal Morse (2019) Matthew 5:3
The closing teaching adapts the Beatitudes concerning poverty of spirit and purity of heart, recasting them in terms of mental humility and spiritual receptivity.
Kingdom Come — Rebecca St. James (2021) Matthew 5:3
The opening verse directly adopts Jesus’ first Beatitude, identifying spiritual neediness as a condition that receives divine blessing.
Mercy — TAYA (2023) Matthew 5:3
The kingdom's reversal, in which those who are poor in spirit possess true riches, directly reworks the opening Beatitude concerning their possession of the kingdom of heaven.
In Through the Out Door — Five Iron Frenzy (2021) Matthew 5:3
The bridge directly invokes the first Beatitude, applying Jesus’ blessing to people whom political and religious gatekeepers have rejected.
Northside — Project Pat & Jackie Hill Perry (2025) Matthew 5:3
The description of spiritual poverty uses the distinctive language of the first Beatitude, contrasting dependence on God with material ambition.
Kingdom of God — Jon Guerra (2020) Matthew 5:3-4
The pre-chorus and chorus clearly rework Jesus’ Beatitudes concerning the poor, those who mourn, and their promised participation in God’s kingdom. The language blends Matthew’s blessing of mourners and kingdom promise with Luke’s emphasis on material poverty.
Blessed Are Those Who Follow You — Chris Renzema (2021) Matthew 5:3-10
Both verses closely adapt the Beatitudes, retaining their sequence and distinctive promises concerning the poor, mourners, meek, merciful, pure in heart, peacemakers, and persecuted.
My Jesus — Todd Agnew (2017) Matthew 5:3
Two Beatitudes are reproduced directly and contrasted with desires for wealth and worldly satisfaction.
Blessed Are — Joan Baez (2023) Matthew 5:4
The repeated beatitude formula applied to bereaved parents and their sacred tears strongly echoes Jesus’ blessing of those who mourn and his promise of comfort.
GIVE IT ALL — Christopher Syncere & Rob Nor (2025) Matthew 5:4
The song's mention of blessings for those who fight depression parallels the Beatitude that speaks about comfort for those who mourn.
Joy In The Morning — Elevation Worship & Tauren Wells (2022) Matthew 5:4
A bridge ad-lib directly recalls Jesus’ Beatitude promising comfort to those who mourn.
Blessed Are (the peacemakers) — Tenielle Neda (2025) Matthew 5:4
The line 'Blessed are those who mourn' directly quotes another Beatitude, highlighting the comfort and blessing promised to those who experience sorrow.
Weep With Me (Reprise) — Rend Collective (2018) Matthew 5:4
The opening reproduces Jesus’ Beatitude promising divine comfort to those who mourn, with only a minor shift in pronouns.
WELCOME TO THE TR!BE — indie tribe & nobigdyl. & DJ Mykael V & Mogli the Iceburg & Jon Keith & Torey D'Shaun (2026) Matthew 5:5
The song references the idea of being 'last first,' which echoes the biblical principle found in Matthew about the meek inheriting the earth. This reflects a theme of humility and service in the context of the Tribe's identity.
GODLESS — Christopher Syncere & De La Cruz & K-SEE (2025) Matthew 5:5
The mention of 'the meek shall inherit the Earth' directly quotes a well-known beatitude from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.
Crazy — Newsboys (2016) Matthew 5:5
The second verse directly reproduces the Beatitude promising the earth as an inheritance to the meek.
Hunger - Live — David & Nicole Binion & MDSN (2023) Matthew 5:6
The song uses Jesus’ paired imagery of spiritual hunger and thirst to express an urgent desire for God. Although the object is God’s presence rather than righteousness specifically, the distinctive pairing strongly evokes this Beatitude.
Dear Martyr — Behold the Beloved (2025) Matthew 5:10-12
The song reflects the beatitudes, particularly the blessing of those who are persecuted for righteousness. It emphasizes the resilience of believers facing trials, akin to the encouragement found in this passage.
Exposed — Bryson Gray (2021) Matthew 5:10
The outro invokes Jesus' beatitude declaring those persecuted for righteousness to be blessed.
This Is the Kingdom — Skillet (2019) Matthew 5:10
The second verse directly adopts the Beatitude concerning those who suffer persecution and connects their blessedness with citizenship and authority in God’s kingdom.
Sálvame De Mi — Alex Zurdo (2023) Matthew 5:13
The fear that his salt no longer performs its function closely engages Jesus’ warning about salt losing its savor.
we the light — Red Tips (2024) Matthew 5:13-16
The recurring salt-and-light language, together with the insistence that the light cannot be hidden and must shine before others through one's life, directly engages Jesus' teaching about his disciples as the salt of the earth and light of the world.
Salt And Light — Rend Collective (2026) Matthew 5:13-14
The chorus applies Jesus’ paired descriptions of his disciples as the earth’s salt and the world’s light, reinforced by his image of a conspicuous hilltop city.
SYSTEM EUPHORIA — Anendlessocean (2024) Matthew 5:13-16
The opening combines the distinctive images Jesus uses for his followers in the Sermon on the Mount: the earth’s salt and the world’s light.
Feeling Supernatural — Manafest (2025) Matthew 5:13-16
The description of a person as both salt and a light-bearing example unmistakably invokes Jesus’ teaching about his followers’ identity and public witness in the Sermon on the Mount.
Gracias — Alex Zurdo (2023) Matthew 5:13
The singer describes himself through Jesus' image of disciples as salt, extending the metaphor through salt's preserving quality.
Way up (G.O.M. Remix) — Bizzle & Datin & Selah the Corner & Bumps Inf & Jered Sanders (2019) Matthew 5:13
Selah’s appeal for believers to recover their salt evokes Jesus’ description of his disciples as the salt of the earth, responsible for retaining their distinctive influence.
Darker The Night — Behold the Beloved (2025) Matthew 5:14-16
Its call for believers to be visible light before the world, rather than allowing that light to remain concealed, closely follows Jesus' teaching about the world's light and the lamp that must not be hidden.
Shine — Bluetree (2024) Matthew 5:14-16
The call for believers to illuminate dark places and visibly represent Christ closely parallels Jesus’ teaching that his followers are the light of the world and should let their light be seen.
ALWAYS — Forrest Frank (2024) Matthew 5:14-16
The description of the listener possessing a radiant light that should not be hidden closely echoes Jesus’ teaching that his followers are the light of the world and should let that light be visible.
These Days — Jeremy Camp (2024) Matthew 5:14-16
The song presents believers as people meant to illuminate a dark world, clearly invoking Jesus' teaching that his followers are the world's light and should let that light be visible.
Garden in Manhattan — Josiah Queen (2023) Matthew 5:14-16
The commitment to serve as light amid darkness reflects Jesus' image of his disciples as the light of the world whose visible lives direct others toward God.
Something Greater — Northwest Stories (2026) Matthew 5:14-16
The second verse combines Jesus’ images of a visible city on a hill and a lamp that must not be covered. It applies these images to openly pursuing and displaying one’s God-given purpose.
WORLD ON FIRE — for KING & COUNTRY & Taylor Hill (2025) Matthew 5:14-16
The bridge invokes the Christian children's song derived from Jesus' teaching that his followers are the light of the world and should make that light visible rather than conceal it.
Second To None — Tauren Wells & Miles Minnick (2025) Matthew 5:14
The phrase 'light of the world' in the lyrics paraphrases Matthew 5:14, where Jesus describes His followers as the light of the world, emphasizing their role in illuminating the truth.
O Fogo Arderá - Ao Vivo — Alexsander Lucio (2024) Matthew 5:14-16
The spontaneous section explicitly invokes Jesus’ designation of his disciples as the world’s light and develops his image of a lamp whose visible flame gives light to others.
Church Clothes — Franni Cash (2025) Matthew 5:14-16
The phrase 'Heaven ain't a zip code' suggests a broader understanding of spiritual connection, paralleling the teaching in Matthew 5 about being the light of the world, which transcends physical locations.
Better Now — Grace Graber (2025) Matthew 5:14-16
The song associates receiving light with allowing it to become visible, echoing Jesus’ image of disciples displaying their light rather than concealing it.
Show Me Your Ways — Thrive Worship & Leeland (2023) Matthew 5:14
The bridge combines two distinctive images from the Sermon on the Mount: visible light associated with an elevated city and the constricted way that leads to life.
Imagine That — KB & Porsha Love & Anike (2023) Matthew 5:14-16
The artists identify believers as the world’s light and describe their visible radiance, directly invoking Jesus’ image of disciples shining before others.
Uncool — Leanna Crawford (2020) Matthew 5:14-16
The opening warning against concealing one's light invokes Jesus’ teaching that disciples should make their faith visible rather than hide it. The song develops this image through its commitment to public witness despite social ridicule.
Goodbye — Madison Watkins (2025) Matthew 5:14-16
The singer's description of possessing light and allowing it to shine closely echoes Jesus’ image of disciples displaying their light openly. The song applies that image primarily to personal authenticity rather than explicitly to good works that glorify God.
Bigger Everyday — Moses Bliss & Festizie & The membrane & Uwa & Chris Heaven & Temple (2021) Matthew 5:14
The singer describes himself through Jesus' image of a prominently situated city whose visibility cannot be concealed.
City On A Hilltop — Sam Purpose (2023) Matthew 5:14-16
The song identifies believers as a visible hilltop city whose light shines in a dark world and directs glory to God, closely following Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount.
You Are the Sun — Sara Groves (2025) Matthew 5:14-16
The singer describes herself as having been made to shine in darkness, reflecting Jesus’ teaching that his disciples are light and should let that light shine. The moon metaphor emphasizes that this human light is derived from God rather than self-generated.
Hearts of Fire — Kathy Troccoli (2020) Matthew 5:14-16
The song portrays an inward light that must be made visible so that people in darkness can encounter its effect, closely matching Jesus' teaching that disciples must not conceal their light.
Shine — Michael Sweet (2019) Matthew 5:14-16
The listener's calling to be visible as light within darkness closely reflects Jesus’ teaching that his followers are the light of the world and should not conceal that light but let it illuminate others.
Lucky You — Bizzle (2020) Matthew 5:14-16
Bizzle describes his mission through the image of shining a personal light, closely echoing Jesus’ instruction that his followers let their light shine before others.
I’m Still Out Here — Casting Crowns (2022) Matthew 5:14-16
The bridge challenges Christians to live visibly as the light they claim to be, closely reflecting Jesus’ description of his disciples as the light of the world whose conduct should be seen by others.
Be the Moon — Chris Tomlin (2020) Matthew 5:14-16
The desire to illuminate darkness while directing attention back to God closely engages Jesus' image of disciples shining before the world so that God receives glory.
Blessed Coast — Emcee N.I.C.E. (2022) Matthew 5:14-16
The chorus connects publicly shining divine light with bringing glory to the Father, closely reflecting Jesus’ teaching that disciples should let their light be visible so that the Father is glorified.
Faith Don't Fail Me Now — Evan Craft (2023) Matthew 5:14-16
The image of allowing one’s light to shine draws directly on Jesus’ instruction that his followers visibly display their light before others.
Hope of the Ages — Hillsong Worship (2021) Matthew 5:14-16
The church is depicted through Jesus’ paired images of a visible city and a light shining against darkness, strongly recalling his teaching about his followers as the light of the world.
World Outside Your Window - Studio — Hillsong Young & Free (2020) Matthew 5:14-16
The chorus directly invokes Jesus’ teaching that disciples are light for the world and must not conceal that light, emphasizing visible and public witness.
Be a Light — Thomas Rhett, Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban (2020) Matthew 5:14-16
The central call to live visibly as light in a darkened world closely paraphrases Jesus’ teaching that his followers are the light of the world and should not conceal that light but let it shine through good works.
Spotlight — Moses Bliss (2021) Matthew 5:14
The song directly adopts Jesus’ description of his disciples as a conspicuous hilltop city, identifying the believer as a light that cannot remain concealed.
Ascend — Jeremiah Paltan & KDNS (2022) Matthew 5:14-16
The image of recovering one’s light evokes Jesus’ teaching that disciples are the light of the world and should allow that light to become visible rather than concealed.
Work Is Hard — Joey Vantes & 808 BEEZY (2018) Matthew 5:14
The city-on-a-hill image directly invokes Jesus' teaching that his followers are publicly visible light in the world.
Stronger Than We Think — Danny Gokey (2017) Matthew 5:14-16
The repeated depiction of people shining light into darkness, coupled with the summons not to conceal it, strongly evokes Jesus’ teaching that his followers are the light of the world and must let that light remain visible.
Live It Out — Jordan Feliz (2016) Matthew 5:14-16
The call to make faith visible by shining through one's life and actions parallels Jesus' instruction that disciples let their light be seen through what they do.
Old for New — Bethel Music (2017) Matthew 5:14-16
The call for believers to carry divine love into the world through visible light closely echoes Jesus’ teaching that his followers are the light of the world and should make that light visible to others.
Wheat or Tare — Sam Purpose (2020) Matthew 5:14-16
The image of visible light elevated on a hill closely echoes Jesus’ teaching that his followers are the light of the world and must not conceal that light.
We Right Here — KB (2020) Matthew 5:14-16
KB presents spiritual light as something carried openly rather than concealed, closely invoking Jesus’ teaching that his followers are the world’s light and must not hide it.
Shine — Mandisa (2017) Matthew 5:14-16
The bridge closely invokes Jesus’ teaching that his followers are a visible city and should let their light be seen by others. The song applies that teaching to publicly displaying God’s love rather than remaining hidden.
Heartbeat — Switch (2019) Matthew 5:14-16
The singer asks to embody divine light before the surrounding world so that God's reality becomes visible, closely reflecting Jesus' instruction that his followers shine publicly as the world's light.
Echoes — Corey Mills (2017) Matthew 5:14-16
The singer commits to making Christ's light visible, echoing Jesus' instruction that disciples should allow their light to shine before others.
I Will — Hilary Weeks (2018) Matthew 5:14-16
The imagery of believers as a candle or light that must be raised visibly closely invokes Jesus’ teaching that disciples are the light of the world and should let that light be seen by others.
Modern Lolita — Raul Hurtado (2019) Matthew 5:14-16
The chorus directly invokes Jesus’ teaching that a disciple’s light should become publicly visible, expressing goodness in a way that honors God.
This Is What We Live For — Big Daddy Weave (2019) Matthew 5:14-16
The call for believers to make divine light visible to the world directly reflects Jesus' instruction that his followers are light and should let that light be seen.
This Is Life — KB (2020) Matthew 5:14-16
The song invokes the familiar image of the believer's little light, echoing Jesus' Sermon on the Mount teaching that followers are the light of the world called to let that light shine before others.
GLORY — Torey D'Shaun & Coleboy Sedro & Tay Collier (2025) Matthew 5:16
The song reflects the idea of letting one's light shine before others, which is echoed in the lyrics that emphasize glorifying God through one's actions and messages.
My Father In Me — CAIN (2020) Matthew 5:16
The chorus presents visible goodness as something that should direct observers beyond the believer to the heavenly Father, closely paralleling Jesus’ teaching about good works bringing glory to the Father.
About to Break — Kings Kaleidoscope (2019) Matthew 5:16
The outro's repeated command for light to become visible closely echoes Jesus' instruction that his followers allow their light to be seen by others.
Bold as Lions — Bryson Gray (2021) Matthew 5:17-19
The song names the Sermon on the Mount, cites Matthew 5:19 directly, and summarizes Jesus’ warning against relaxing the commandments or teaching others to do so.
Letter to the Church — Bryson Gray (2021) Matthew 5:18
The partially unclear line links the continuing existence of heaven and earth with the enduring validity of even the smallest part of the law, closely following Jesus' teaching here.
Shining Clouds — Corey Mills (2018) Matthew 5:18
The reference to Scripture's smallest written marks directly adopts Jesus' language about the enduring authority and fulfillment of the Law.
Provision — August Burns Red (2021) Matthew 5:21-28
The narrator equates socially hidden corruption of the heart with outward acts such as murder and sexual wrongdoing. This closely reflects Jesus’ teaching that anger and lust expose the same inward roots condemned by the commandments against murder and adultery.
My Yes — Rita Springer (2024) Matthew 5:37
The repeated insistence that the singer’s affirmative commitment remain firm closely echoes Jesus’ instruction that a person’s affirmative word should be reliable.
Love Your Enemies — Jon Guerra (2025) Matthew 5:38-39
The lyrics reference the principle of turning the other cheek, which is a key teaching from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5.
Reconcile — Tenth Avenue North (2024) Matthew 5:38-39
The second verse directly invokes the legal principle Jesus cites before rejecting personal retaliation in the Sermon on the Mount. The song similarly contrasts retribution with a grace-oriented response.
Let Go Let God (The Anthem) — 1K Phew & KB & Hulvey (2024) Matthew 5:39
The instruction to turn the other cheek rather than fight closely paraphrases Jesus’ teaching about nonretaliation in the Sermon on the Mount.
Anything Other Than What I Am Right Now — John Van Deusen (2025) Matthew 5:39
The speaker adopts Jesus’ instruction to respond to hostility without retaliation, placing it in direct contrast with raised fists and weapons.
Bloody Angles — My Epic (2019) Matthew 5:39
The chorus directly invokes Jesus’ instruction to respond to an aggressor by offering the other cheek rather than retaliating.
Learning How to Be Human — Manafest (2024) Matthew 5:44
The singer describes praying for his enemies, directly reflecting Jesus’ command to pray for those who persecute his followers.
Pray — Limoblaze (2025) Matthew 5:44
The lyrics convey the idea of praying for one's enemies, which directly relates to Jesus' teaching on loving and praying for those who oppose us.
MANDATORY — indie tribe & Torey D'Shaun & Mogli the Iceburg & nobigdyl. & Jon Keith (2024) Matthew 5:44
The artist directly attributes to Jesus the command to love one's enemies, closely reproducing Jesus' teaching in the Sermon on the Mount.
Set It Off — Bizzle (2022) Matthew 5:44
Bizzle explicitly recalls Jesus’ command to love one’s enemies, presenting it as a difficult obligation that challenges his instinct toward armed retaliation.

Matthew 5 (King James Version)

¹ And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

² And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

³ Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴ Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

⁵ Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

⁶ Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

⁷ Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

¹⁰ Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹ Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

¹² Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

¹³ Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

¹⁴ Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

¹⁵ Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

¹⁷ Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

¹⁸ For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

¹⁹ Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

²⁰ For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

²¹ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

²² But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

²³ Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

²⁴ Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

²⁵ Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

²⁶ Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

²⁷ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

²⁸ But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

²⁹ And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

³⁰ And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

³¹ It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

³² But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

³³ Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

³⁴ But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:

³⁵ Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

³⁶ Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

³⁷ But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

³⁸ Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

³⁹ But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

⁴⁰ And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

⁴¹ And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

⁴² Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

⁴³ Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

⁴⁴ But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

⁴⁵ That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

⁴⁶ For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

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

⁴⁸ Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.