Matthew 5:46 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?”
Matthew 5:46 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 5:46 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 5:46 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?”
Matthew 5:46 — World English Bible
Matthew 5:46 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? ”
Matthew 5:46 — American Standard Version
Matthew 5:46 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`For, if ye may love those loving you, what reward have ye? do not also the tax-gatherers the same?”
Matthew 5:46 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 5:46 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For if ye should love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not also the tax-gatherers the same? ”
Matthew 5:46 — Darby Translation
Matthew 5:46 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For if ye loue them, which loue you, what rewarde shall you haue? Doe not the Publicanes euen the same?”
Matthew 5:46 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 5:46 in Context — Matthew 5
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
What Does Matthew 5:46 Mean?
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