Matthew 5:46
For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the publicans the same?
Luke 6:32-35
And if you love them that love you, what thanks have you? for even sinners love those who love them.
Matthew 6:1
Beware of doing your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 9:10-11
And it came to pass that, while Jesus was reclining at table in his house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined at table with him and his disciples.
Matthew 11:19
The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say: Behold, a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners. Yet wisdom is vindicated by her children.
Matthew 18:17
But if he refuse to hear them, tell it to the church; and if he also refuse to hear the church, let him be to you as a heathen man and a publican.
Matthew 21:31-32
Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, The publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Luke 15:1
And all the publicans and the sinners came near to him to hear him.
Luke 18:13
And the publican, standing afar off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying: God, be merciful to me a sinner.
Luke 19:2
And, behold, there was a man called Zacchaeus, who was a chief publican; and he was rich.
Luke 19:7
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying: He has gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
1 Peter 2:20-23
For what praise is due, if, when you are punished for your faults, you endure it patiently? But if, when you do well, and suffer for it, you endure it patiently, this is praiseworthy in the- sight of God.