Matthew 5:46

Conservative English Version

If you love only those people who love you, will God reward you for that? Even tax collectors love their friends.

Cross References

Matthew 11:19

But the Son of Man goes around eating and drinking, and you say, "That man eats and drinks too much! He is even a friend of tax collectors and sinners." Yet Wisdom is shown to be right by what it does.

Matthew 18:17

If the follower refuses to listen to them, report the matter to the church. Anyone who refuses to listen to the church must be treated like an unbeliever or a tax collector.

Matthew 5:47

If you greet only your friends, what's so great about that? Don't even unbelievers do that?

Matthew 6:1

When you do good deeds, don't try to show off. If you do, you won't get a reward from your Father in heaven.

Mark 2:15

Later, Jesus and his disciples were having dinner at Levi's house. Many tax collectors and other sinners had become followers of Jesus, and they were also guests at the dinner.

Mark 2:16

Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses were Pharisees, and they saw that Jesus was eating with sinners and tax collectors. So they asked his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

Luke 15:1

Tax collectors and sinners were all crowding around to listen to Jesus.

Luke 18:13

The tax collector stood off at a distance and did not think he was good enough even to look up toward heaven. He was so sorry for what he had done that he pounded his chest and prayed, "God, have pity on me! I am such a sinner."

Luke 19:2

where a man named Zacchaeus lived. He was in charge of collecting taxes and was very rich.

Luke 19:7

Everyone who saw this started grumbling, "This man Zacchaeus is a sinner! And Jesus is going home to eat with him."

Luke 3:12

When tax collectors came to be baptized, they asked John, "Teacher, what should we do?"

Luke 5:29

In his home Levi gave a big dinner for Jesus. Many tax collectors and other guests were also there.

Luke 5:30

The Pharisees and some of their teachers of the Law of Moses grumbled to Jesus' disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with those tax collectors and other sinners?"

Luke 7:29

Everyone had been listening to John. Even the tax collectors had obeyed God and had done what was right by letting John baptize them.

Luke 7:34

But because the Son of Man goes around eating and drinking, you say, "Jesus eats and drinks too much! He is even a friend of tax collectors and sinners."