Matthew 18:17

Contemporary English Version

¹⁷If the follower refuses to listen to them, report the matter to the church. Anyone who refuses to listen to the church must be treated like an unbeliever or a tax collector.^[a]

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18.17 tax collector: See the note at 5.46.

Matthew 18:17 in all English translations

Matthew 5:46

Contemporary English Version

⁴⁶If you love only those people who love you, will God reward you for this? Even tax collectors^[a] love their friends.

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5.46 tax collectors: These were usually Jewish people who paid the Romans for the right to collect taxes. They were hated by other Jews who thought of them as traitors to their country and to their religion.

Matthew 5:46 in all English translations