Matthew 5:46

Bible in Basic English 1965

For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?

Cross References

Matthew 11:19

The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.

Matthew 18:17

Truly I say to you, Whatever things are fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.

Matthew 5:47

And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?

Matthew 6:1

Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Mark 2:15

And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.

Mark 2:16

And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?

Luke 15:1

Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him.

Luke 18:13

The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

Luke 19:2

A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,

Luke 19:7

And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner.

Luke 3:12

Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?

Luke 5:29

And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.

Luke 5:30

And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?

Luke 7:34

The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.