"For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?"
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Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?
For if ye should love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not also the tax-gatherers the same?
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
For if ye love them who love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?
`For, if ye may love those loving you, what reward have ye? do not also the tax-gatherers the same?