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 ye do not your alms before men, to be observed by them: otherwise ye will have no reward from your Father, who is in heaven.
Luke 6:32
If ye love only them that love you, what thanks are due to you? for even the wicked love those that love them:
1 Peter 2:20
For what glory is it, if when ye sin and are punished for it, ye bear it patiently? but if when ye do well and suffer for it, ye bear it patiently, this will gain favor with God.
Publicans
Matthew 9:10
And as He was sitting at table in the house of Matthew, behold, several publicans and notorious sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.
Matthew 11:19
the Son of man came eating and drinking like other men, and they call Him a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.
Matthew 18:17
And if he disregard them, tell it to the church: but if he disregard the church too, let him be unto thee as an heathen and a publican.
Matthew 21:31
Now which of the two did the will of his father? They say unto Him, The first. Jesus replied, Verily I say unto you, that publicans and prostitutes enter into the kingdom of God before you:
Luke 15:1
Then drew near unto Him all the publicans and other notorious sinners, to hear Him.
Luke 18:13
But the publican standing at a distance did not presume so much as to lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner.
Luke 19:2
and behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, who was the chief publican, and very rich.