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The Reward of Service

40 “He who receives and welcomes you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.(A) 41 He who receives and welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and he who receives a righteous (honorable) man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. 42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones [these who are humble in rank or influence] even a cup of cold water to drink because he is my disciple, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.”

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40  Whoever ho receives dechomai you hymeis receives dechomai me egō, and kai whoever ho receives dechomai me egō receives dechomai the ho one who sent apostellō me egō. 41 Whoever ho welcomes dechomai a prophet prophētēs because eis he onoma is a prophet prophētēs will receive lambanō a prophet’ s prophētēs reward misthos, and kai whoever ho welcomes dechomai a righteous dikaios person because eis he onoma is a righteous dikaios person will receive lambanō a righteous person’ s dikaios reward misthos. 42 And kai whoever hos an, because eis he is onoma a disciple mathētēs, gives potizō one heis of ho these houtos little mikros ones even monon a cup potērion of cold psychros water to drink, I tell legō you hymeis the truth amēn, he will by no means ou lose apollymi · ho his autos reward misthos.”

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