Luke 6:33

New American Bible - revised edition

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

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Oppressing the poor for enrichment, giving to the rich: both are sheer loss.

But the noble plan noble deeds, and in noble deeds they persist.

For if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

If you lend money to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit [is] that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, and get back the same amount.

Tell them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, ready to share,