And if ye salute your brethren, etc. The word salute here means to show the customary tokens of civility, or to treat with the co…

If you salute your brethren — The prominence of salutation in the social life of the East gives a special vividness to this precep…

For if you love them which love you, what reward do you have? do not even the publicans do the same? And if you salute your brethren only, what…

Glossa Ordinaria: The Lord has taught above that we must not resist one who injures us, but must be ready even to suffer more.…

Jesus allowed no casuistry. The real direction indicated by the law is love, rich and costly, and extended even to enemies. Many take the verb and …

And if you salute your brethren only
This does not mean salutation by embraces or kisses, but by words, asking of ea…

The Jewish teachers understood “neighbor” to mean only those who were of their own country, nation, and religion, whom they regarded as their frien…

You have heard that it has been said, You shall love your neighbor. Above, the Lord fulfilled the Law concerning permi iv…