Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Bible References
If
Matthew 6:1
"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Luke 6:32
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
1 Peter 2:20
For what credit is it, if when you do wrong and are beaten for it you patiently endure? But if when you do right and suffer for it you patiently endure, you have favor with God.
Publicans
Matthew 9:10
And as Jesus sat at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
Matthew 11:19
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her deeds."
Matthew 18:17
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Luke 15:1
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.
Luke 18:13
But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!'
Luke 19:2
Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.