If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?Matthew 5:46
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
ἐὰν γὰρ ἀγαπήσητε τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς, τίνα μισθὸν ἔχετε; οὐχὶ καὶ οἱ τελῶναι τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσιν;
- ἐὰνean“If”Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- ἀγαπήσητεagapēsēte“you shall love”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from ἀγαπάω · “to love” · Strong's G0025
- τοὺςtous“those”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀγαπῶνταςagapōntas“loving”Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀγαπάω · “to love” · Strong's G0025
- ὑμᾶς,humas“you,”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- τίναtina“what”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- μισθὸνmisthon“reward”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from μισθός · “wage” · Strong's G3408
- ἔχετε;echete“have you?”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- οὐχὶouchi“Surely”Particle, negative · from οὐχί · “not” · Strong's G3780
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τελῶναιtelōnai“tax collectors”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from τελώνης · “tax collector” · Strong's G5057
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- αὐτὸauto“same”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ποιοῦσιν;poiousin“do?”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)