Matthew 5:46

New American Standard Bible 2020

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors, do they not do the same?

Cross References

Matthew 11:19

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a heavy drinker, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ And yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

Matthew 18:17

And if he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, he is to be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

Matthew 5:47

And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Even the Gentiles, do they not do the same?

Matthew 6:1

“Take care not to practice your righteousness in the sight of people, to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

Mark 2:15

And it *happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him.

Mark 2:16

When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “Why is He eating with tax collectors and sinners?”

Luke 15:1

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near Jesus to listen to Him.

Luke 18:13

But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but was beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

Luke 19:2

And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.

Luke 19:7

When the people saw this, they all began to complain, saying, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!”

Luke 3:12

Now even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what are we to do?”

Luke 5:29

And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them.

Luke 5:30

The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling to His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”

Luke 7:29

When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God’s justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John.

Luke 7:34

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a heavy drinker, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’