If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Even the tax collectors do that.

你们若单爱那爱你们的人，有什么赏赐呢？就是税吏不也是这样行吗？

你们若只爱那爱你们的人，有什么赏赐呢？就是税吏不也是这样做吗？

你们若只爱那爱你们的人，有什么赏赐呢？就是税吏不也是这样做吗？

如果你们只爱那些爱你们的人，有什么值得嘉奖的呢？就是税吏也会这样做。

如果你们只爱那些爱你们的人，有什么赏赐呢？税吏不也是这样作吗？

其实你们如果只爱那些爱你们的人，会有什么报偿呢？连税吏不也这样做吗？

你們若單愛那愛你們的人，有甚麼賞賜呢？就是稅吏不也是這樣行嗎？

你們若只愛那愛你們的人，有甚麼賞賜呢？就是稅吏不也是這樣做嗎？

你們若只愛那愛你們的人，有甚麼賞賜呢？就是稅吏不也是這樣做嗎？

如果你們只愛那些愛你們的人，有什麼值得嘉獎的呢？就是稅吏也會這樣做。

如果你們只愛那些愛你們的人，有甚麼賞賜呢？稅吏不也是這樣作嗎？

你們若愛那愛你們的，有甚麼賞報可得呢？就是收稅人不也是這樣行麼？

其實你們如果只愛那些愛你們的人，會有什麼報償呢？連稅吏不也這樣做嗎？

爾愛乎愛爾者、有何賞耶、稅吏不亦然乎、

爾而愛愛爾者、有何賞耶、稅吏不亦如是乎、

若爾祇愛愛爾者、有何賞耶、稅吏不亦如是行乎、

爾若僅愛所親、何德之有？即稅吏亦秉此而行焉。

If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much.

For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors, do they not do the same?

For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?

For if ye love them which 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? Even the tax collectors do the same, don’t they?

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?

“ Suppose you love those who love you. Should anyone praise you for that? Even sinners love those who love them.And suppose you do good to those who are good to you. Should anyone praise you for that? Even sinners do that.And suppose you lend money to those who can pay you back. Should anyone praise you for that? Even a sinner lends to sinners, expecting them to pay everything back.But love your enemies. Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then you will receive a lot in return. And you will be children of the Most High God. He is kind to people who are evil and are not thankful.

But suppose you receive a beating for doing wrong, and you put up with it. Will anyone honor you for this? Of course not. But suppose you suffer for doing good, and you put up with it. God will praise you for this.You were chosen to do good even if you suffer. That’s because Christ suffered for you. He left you an example that he expects you to follow.Scripture says,“ He didn’t commit any sin. No lies ever came out of his mouth.”( Isaiah 53:9)People shouted at him and made fun of him. But he didn’t do the same thing back to them. When he suffered, he didn’t say he would make them suffer. Instead, he trusted in the God who judges fairly.

Later Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house. Many tax collectors and sinners came. They ate with Jesus and his disciples.The Pharisees saw this. So they asked the disciples,“ Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

“ Be careful not to do good deeds in front of other people. Don’t do those deeds to be seen by others. If you do, your Father in heaven will not reward you.

A man named Zacchaeus lived there. He was a chief tax collector and was very rich.

But when the Son of Man came, he ate and drank as you do. And people say,‘ This fellow is always eating and drinking far too much. He’s a friend of tax collectors and“ sinners.” ’ By wise actions wisdom is shown to be right.”

But what if they also refuse to listen to the witnesses? Then tell it to the church. And what if they refuse to listen even to the church? Then don’t treat them as a brother or sister. Treat them as you would treat an ungodly person or a tax collector.

“ But the tax collector stood farther away than the Pharisee. He would not even look up to heaven. He brought his hand to his heart and prayed. He said,‘ God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner.’

The tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.

All the people saw this. They began to whisper among themselves. They said,“ Jesus has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”

“ Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?”“ The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. Tax collectors and prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God ahead of you.John came to show you the right way to live. And you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. You saw this. But even then you did not turn away from your sins and believe him.