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Love Your Enemies

Matthew 5:46

In 9 translations

BSB
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
KJV
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
WEB
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
ASV
For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
LSV
For if you may love those loving you, what reward do you have? Do the tax collectors not also do the same?
YLT
'For, if ye may love those loving you, what reward have ye? do not also the tax-gatherers the same?
DBY
For if ye should love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not also the tax-gatherers the same?
DRC
For if you love them that love you, what reward shall you have? do not even the publicans this?
GNV
For if ye loue them, which loue you, what rewarde shall you haue? Doe not the Publicanes euen the same?

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τὸ (“the”); Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read αὐτὸ (“same”); Tregelles read οὕτως (“thus”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: τὸ αὐτὸ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read τὸ αὐτὸ; Tregelles read οὕτως.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἐὰν γὰρ ἀγαπήσητε τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς, τίνα μισθὸν ἔχετε; οὐχὶ καὶ οἱ τελῶναι τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσιν;
RP2018
Ἐὰν γὰρ ἀγαπήσητε τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς, τίνα μισθὸν ἔχετε; Οὐχὶ καὶ οἱ τελῶναι τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσιν;
TR-Boyd
Ἐὰν γὰρ ἀγαπήσητε τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς, τίνα μισθὸν ἔχετε; Οὐχὶ καὶ οἱ τελῶναι τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσι;
SCR1894
εαν γαρ αγαπησητε τους αγαπωντας υμας τινα μισθον εχετε ουχι και οι τελωναι το αυτο ποιουσιν

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 6:32–35If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. And if you lend to…
  • 1 Peter 2:20–23How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. For to this you were called, because Christ also…
  • Matthew 11:19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
  • Matthew 9:10–11Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax…
  • Matthew 18:17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
  • Luke 15:1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
  • Luke 18:13But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
  • Matthew 6:1“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
  • Matthew 21:31–32Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you in a…
  • Luke 19:7And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
  • Luke 19:2And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.

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