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
"Be careful not to do your good deeds in the sight of men, in order to be observed by them. If you do, you have no reward with your heavenly Father.
Luke 6:32
"If you love those who love you what credit is it to you? Why even sinners love those who love them.
1 Peter 2:20
For what credit is it if, when you are struck for a fault, you take it patiently? But if when you are doing well and suffer for it, you always take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Publicans
Matthew 9:10
And he rose and followed him. And while he was at table in Matthew's house, there came many tax-gatherers and sinners, and they dined with Jesus and his disciples.
Matthew 11:19
and the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Lo, a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is justified by her deeds."
Matthew 18:17
"but if he will not heed the church, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.
Matthew 21:31
"Which of these two did the will of his father?" "The last," they replied. "I tell you truly," said Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and harlots are going into the kingdom of heaven before you!
Luke 15:1
Now all the tax-gatherers and sinners continued to draw near him, and to listen to him.
Luke 18:13
"But the tax-gatherer, standing far back, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but kept beating his breast and saying, "'O God be merciful to me, the sinner!'
Luke 19:2
There was a man there, called Zaccheus, who was a chief of the tax-gatherers, and was wealthy.