Matthew 5:46
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 5
“For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?”Matthew 5:46
What Does Matthew 5:46 Mean?
Matthew 5:46 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 5, verse 46 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Love.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Matthew 5:46 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Luke 6:32“For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.”2 Chronicles 15:7“Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.”Luke 14:12“Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.”Colossians 3:24“Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”1 Peter 2:20“For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.”Matthew 9:10“And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.”Matthew 11:19“The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.”Matthew 6:1“Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.”Matthew 18:17“And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.”Luke 15:1“Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.”Luke 18:13“And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.”Proverbs 12:26“The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.”Matthew 21:31“Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.”Luke 19:2“And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.”Luke 19:7“And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.”Matthew 6:32“(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.”
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