KJV King James Version
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
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Matthew 5:46
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
WEB World English Bible
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
ASV American Standard Version
For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same ?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘For, if ye may love those loving you, what reward have ye? do not also the tax-gatherers the same?
Surrounding context — Matthew 5
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἐὰνG1437 · eanifγὰρG1063 · garforἀγαπήσητεG25 · agapaōto loveτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγαπῶνταςG25 · agapaōto loveὑμᾶς,G4771 · suyouτίναG5101 · tiswhich?μισθὸνG3408 · misthoswageἔχετε;G2192 · echōto have/beοὐχὶG3780 · ouchinot!καὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoτελῶναιG5057 · telōnēstax collectorτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoαὐτὸG846 · autosit/s/heποιοῦσιν;G4160 · poieōto do/make: do
Cross-references
Luke 6:32-35For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.1 Peter 2:20-23For what glory [is it], if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer [for it], ye take it patiently, this [is] acceptable with God.Matthew 11:19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.Matthew 9:10-11And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.Matthew 18:17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell [it] unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.Luke 15:1Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.Luke 18:13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.Matthew 6:1Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.Luke 19:2And, behold, [there was] a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.Luke 19:7And when they saw [it], they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.Matthew 21:31-32Whether of them twain did the will of [his] father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
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