Matthew 5:47-48

Expanded Bible

⁴⁷ And if you ·are nice only to your friends [^Lgreet only your brothers; ^Cprobably meaning fellow Jews], ·you are no better than other people [^Lwhat more are you doing (than others)?]. Even ·those who don’t know God [the Gentiles; pagans] ·are nice to their friends [^Ldo the same]. ⁴⁸ ·So [Therefore] you must be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.