A Cup of Cold Water

40 “The one who welcomes you welcomes me,(A) and the one who welcomes me welcomes him who sent me.(B) 41 Anyone who welcomes a prophet(C) because he is a prophet[a] will receive a prophet’s reward. And anyone who welcomes a righteous person because he’s righteous[b] will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And whoever gives(D) even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple,[c](E) truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

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Footnotes

  1. 10:41 Lit prophet in the name of a prophet
  2. 10:41 Lit person in the name of a righteous person
  3. 10:42 Lit little ones in the name of a disciple

Rewards

40 (A)“Whoever receives you receives me, and (B)whoever receives me receives him who sent me. 41 (C)The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward. 42 And (D)whoever gives one of (E)these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”

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