Matthew 10:24-11:6

New American Standard Bible

The Meaning of Discipleship

²⁴ “^(A)A ^[a]disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. ²⁵ It is enough for the disciple that he may become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. ^(B)If they have called the head of the house ^[b](C)Beelzebul, how much more will they insult the members of his household!

²⁶ “So do not ^(D)fear them, ^(E)for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. ^27 (F)What I tell you in the darkness, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim ^(G)on the housetops. ²⁸ And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather ^(H)fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in ^[c](I)hell. ^29 (J)Are two sparrows not sold for an ^[d]assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. ³⁰ But ^(K)even the hairs of your head are all counted. ³¹ So do not fear; ^(L)you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.

³² “Therefore, ^(M)everyone who ^[e]confesses Me before people, I will also confess ^[f]him before My Father who is in heaven. ³³ But ^(N)whoever denies Me before people, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.

³⁴ “^(O)Do not think that I came to ^[g]bring peace on the earth; I did not come to ^[h]bring peace, but a sword. ³⁵ For I came to ^(P)turn a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; ³⁶ and ^(Q)a person’s enemies will be the members of his household.

³⁷ “^(R)The one who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. ³⁸ And ^(S)the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. ^39 (T)The one who has found his ^[i]life will lose it, and the one who has lost his ^[j]life on My account will find it.

The Reward for Service

⁴⁰ “^(U)The one who ^[k]receives you ^[l]receives Me, and ^(V)the one who ^[m]receives Me ^[n]receives Him who sent Me. ^41 (W)The one who ^[o]receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and the one who ^[p]receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person shall receive a righteous person’s reward. ⁴² And ^(X)whoever gives one of these ^[q]little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”

John’s Questions

11 ^(Y)When Jesus had finished ^[r]giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He went on from there ^(Z)to teach and ^[s]preach in their cities.

^2 (AA)Now while in prison, ^(AB)John heard about the works of Christ, and he sent word by his disciples, ³ and said to Him, “Are You ^(AC)the Coming One, or are we to ^[t]look for someone else?” ⁴ Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see: ^5 (AD)those who are blind receive sight and those who limp walk, those with leprosy are cleansed and those who are deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the ^(AE)poor have the ^[u]gospel preached to them. ⁶ And blessed is ^[v]any person who ^(AF)does not ^[w]take offense at Me.”