Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that!

And if you speak only to your friends, have you done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do that!

God will bless you for this, if you endure the pain of undeserved suffering because you are conscious of his will.

For what credit is there if you endure the beatings you deserve for having done wrong? But if you endure suffering even when you have done right, God will bless you for it.