If you love only those who love you, why should you get a reward for that? Even the tax collectors do that.
Luke 3:12 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Even the tax collectors came to John. They wanted to be baptized. They said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they said to him, Teacher, what shall we do? American Standard Version (1901) And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do? Common English Bible Even tax collectors came to be baptized. They said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?” Catholic Public Domain Version Now the tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what should we do?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the publicans also came to be baptized, and said to him: Master, what shall we do? |
If you love only those who love you, why should you get a reward for that? Even the tax collectors do that.
“The tax collector stood alone too. But when he prayed, he would not even look up to heaven. He felt very humble before God. He said, ‘O God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner!’
He told them, “Don’t take more taxes from people than you have been ordered to collect.”
(When the people heard this, they all agreed that God’s teaching was good. Even the tax collectors agreed. These were the people who were baptized by John.
When the people heard this, they felt very, very sorry. They asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”