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Matthew 10:26-42
New King James Version
Matthew 10:26-42
New King James Version
26 Therefore do not fear them. (A)For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.
Jesus Teaches the Fear of God(B)
27 “Whatever I tell you in the dark, (C)speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. 28 (D)And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather (E)fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in [a]hell. 29 Are not two (F)sparrows sold for a [b]copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. 30 (G)But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Confess Christ Before Men(H)
32 (I)“Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, (J)him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. 33 (K)But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
Christ Brings Division(L)
34 (M)“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 35 For I have come to (N)‘set[c] a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; 36 and (O)‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ 37 (P)He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 (Q)And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 (R)He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
A Cup of Cold Water(S)
40 (T)“He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. 41 (U)He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. 42 (V)And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”
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- Matthew 10:28 Gr. Gehenna
- Matthew 10:29 Gr. assarion, a coin worth about 1⁄16 of a denarius
- Matthew 10:35 alienate a man from
Matthew 10:26-42
New International Version
Matthew 10:26-42
New International Version
26 “So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.(A) 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One(B) who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.[a] 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.(C) 31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.(D)
32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others,(E) I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.(F)
34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn
“‘a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law(G)—
36 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’[b](H)
37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.(I) 38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.(J) 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.(K)
40 “Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me,(L) and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.(M) 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”(N)
Footnotes
- Matthew 10:29 Or will; or knowledge
- Matthew 10:36 Micah 7:6
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