“"Do not even the Gentiles the same?" And this most especially we may admire in His teaching, that while in each instance He sets down with very great fullness the prizes of the conflicts; such as "to see God," and "to inherit the kingdom of Heaven," and "to become sons of God," and "like God," and "to obtain mercy," a…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on the Gospel of Matthew 18
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47And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
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45That 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.
46For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
— Matthew 5:47 —
48Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.