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Matthew 5:46

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

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ἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἀγαπήσητεagapēsēteye loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye love”, a single actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.ye loveτοὺςtousthem whichὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “them which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.them whichἀγαπῶνταςagapōntasloveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.loveὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youτίναtinawhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatμισθὸνmisthonrewardμισθός (misthos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “reward”, the object formG3408(a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment.This verse uses “reward”.rewardἔχετεechetehave yeἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “have ye”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.have yeοὐχὶouchinotοὐχίparticle — “not”G3780by no means, not at all.notκαὶkaievenκαίadverb — “even”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “even”.evenοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τελῶναιtelōnaipublicansτελώνης (telōnēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “publicans”, the subject formG5057a publican, collector of taxes.the publicansτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αὐτὸautosameαὐτός (autos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “same”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “same”.the sameποιοῦσινpoiousinto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'For, if ye may love those loving you, what reward have ye? do not also the tax-gatherers the same?

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

'For, if ye may love those loving you, what reward have ye? do not also the tax-gatherers the same?

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

For if ye should love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not also the tax-gatherers the same?

Douay-Rheims

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

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