↵ Gospel of Matthew 5
Gospel of Matthew 5:47

καὶ ἐὰν ἀσπάσησθε τοὺς φίλους ὑμῶν μόνον, τί περισσὸν ποιεῖτε; οὐχὶ καὶ οἱ τελῶναι οὕτω ποιοῦσιν;

  1. καὶ
    and
  2. ἐὰν
    if
  3. ἀσπάσησθε
    you greet
    greet
  4. τοὺς
    the
  5. φίλους
    friends
  6. ὑμῶν
    your
  7. μόνον
    only
  8.  
    ,
     
  9. τί
    what
    something
  10. περισσὸν
    excessive
    excess, extraordinary
  11. ποιεῖτε
    do
    you do
  12.  
    ;
     
  13. οὐχὶ
    not
  14. καὶ
    and
  15. οἱ
    the
  16. τελῶναι
    tax collectors
  17. οὕτω
    thus
  18. ποιοῦσιν
    they do
    they make, do
  19.  
    ;
     

And if you greet only your friends, what extraordinary thing are you doing? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?