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

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?

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

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

“ If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them!And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much!And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.“ Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.

Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing good and endure it patiently, God is pleased with you.For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.He never sinned, nor ever deceived anyone.He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly.

Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners.But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples,“ Why does your teacher eat with such scum?”

“ Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.

There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich.

The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say,‘ He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”

If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won’t accept the church’s decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector.

“ But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying,‘ O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’

Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach.

But the people were displeased.“ He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.

“ Which of the two obeyed his father?” They replied,“ The first.” Then Jesus explained his meaning:“ I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn’t believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins.