Matthew 5:46

Weymouth NT

For if you love only those who love you, what reward have you earned? Do not even the tax-gatherers do that?

Cross References

Matthew 11:19

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they exclaim, `See this man! –given to gluttony and tippling, and a friend of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions.«

Matthew 18:17

If he refuses to hear them, appeal to the Church; and if he refuses to hear even the Church, regard him just as you regard a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.

Matthew 5:47

And if you salute only your near relatives, what praise is due to you? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

Matthew 6:1

»But beware of doing your good actions in the sight of men, in order to attract their gaze; if you do, there is no reward for you with your Father who is in Heaven.«

Mark 2:15

When He was sitting at table in Levi's house, a large number of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners were at table with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many such who habitually followed Him.

Mark 2:16

But when the Scribes of the Pharisee sect saw Him eating with the sinners and the tax-gatherers, they said to His disciples, »He is eating and drinking with the tax-gatherers and sinners!«

Luke 15:1

Now the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners were everywhere in the habit of coming close to Him to listen to Him;

Luke 18:13

»But the tax-gatherer, standing far back, would not so much as lift his eyes to Heaven, but kept beating his breast and saying,« `O God, be reconciled to me, sinner that I am.'

Luke 19:2

There was a man there called Zacchaeus, who was the local surveyor of taxes, and was wealthy.

Luke 19:7

When they all saw this, they began to complain with indignation. »He has gone in to be the guest of a notorious sinner!« they said.

Luke 3:12

There came also a party of tax-gatherers to be baptized, and they asked him, »Rabbi, what are we to do?«

Luke 5:29

Levi also gave a great entertainment at his house in honour of Jesus, and there was a large party of tax-gatherers and others at table with them.

Luke 5:30

This led the Pharisees and Scribes of their party to expostulate with His disciples and ask, »Why are you eating and drinking with these tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?«

Luke 7:29

And all the people, including the tax-gatherers, when they listened to him upheld the righteousness of God, by being baptized with John's baptism.

Luke 7:34

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, `Look, there is a man who is overfond of eating and drinking–he is a friend of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners!'