Matthew 10:40-11:1

New Matthew Bible

⁴⁰ He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me, receives him who sent me. ⁴¹ He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, will receive the reward of a righteous man. ⁴² And whosoever gives one of these little ones to drink a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, I tell you of a truth, he shall not lose his reward.

John the Baptist sends his disciples to Christ, who gives them their answer. He rebukes the unthankful cities, and lovingly exhorts people to take his yoke upon them.

11 And when Jesus had made an end of instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and to preach in their towns.