Matthew 5:46

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

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English	Original word	Root	#
For	gar γὰρ	gar	20
if	ean ἐὰν	ean	11
ye love	agapēsēte ἀγαπήσητε	agapaō	5
them which	tous τοὺς	ho	145
love	agapōntas ἀγαπῶντας	agapaō	5
you	hymas ὑμᾶς	hymas	11
what	tina τίνα	tis	14
reward	misthon μισθὸν	misthos	6
have ye?	echete ἔχετε	echō	5
do	poiousin ποιοῦσιν	poieō	24
not	ouchi οὐχὶ	ouchi	3
even	kai καὶ	kai	104
the	hoi οἱ	ho	145
publicans	telōnai τελῶναι	telōnēs	2
the	to τὸ	ho	145
same?	auto αὐτὸ	autos	70

Memory passages these point to

J-36 Luke 18:9-17 J-50 1 Peter 2:15-25 J-91 Luke 6:35-43 P-110 1 Peter 2:21-25 P-37 Luke 19:1-10 S-91 Luke 6:27-33 S-92 Luke 6:35-40

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if ye love them which love you 3

Matthew 6:1 Matthew 6:1
1"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Luke 6:32-35 J-91 Luke 6:35-43 S-91 Luke 6:27-33 S-92 Luke 6:35-40
32"But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. 35But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.
1 Peter 2:20-23 J-50 1 Peter 2:15-25 P-110 1 Peter 2:21-25
20For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. 21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: 22"Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth"; 23who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;

publicans the same 7

Matthew 9:10-11
10Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
Matthew 11:19
19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, "Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her children."
Matthew 18:17
17And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector.
Matthew 21:31-32
31Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said to Him, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you. 32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward relent and believe him.
Luke 15:1
1Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him.
Luke 18:13 J-36 Luke 18:9-17
13And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, "God, be merciful to me a sinner!'
Luke 19:2, 7 P-37 Luke 19:1-10
2Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
7But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner."