Cross references
Matthew 5:46
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
Matthew 5:46 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Luke 6:32–35 (23 votes) and 1 Peter 2:20–23 (10 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from 2 Chronicles 15 to 1 Peter 2.
Which verses does Matthew 5:46 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Luke 6:32–3523 votes
If 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. …
- 1 Peter 2:20–2310 votes
How 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 suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps: …
- Matthew 9:10–116 votes
Later, 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 collectors and sinners?”
- Matthew 11:196 votes
The 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 18:175 votes
If 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 15:15 votes
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
- Luke 18:135 votes
But 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 6:14 votes
“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 21:31–323 votes
Which 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 the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
- Luke 19:23 votes
And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
- Luke 19:73 votes
Which verses point to Matthew 5:46?
The 10 strongest of 11.