⁴⁰“The one who welcomes you welcomes me,^ab and the one who welcomes me welcomes him who sent me.^ac ⁴¹Anyone who welcomes a prophet^ad because he is a prophet^B will receive a prophet’s reward. And anyone who welcomes a righteous person because he’s righteous^C will receive a righteous person’s reward. ⁴²And whoever gives^ae even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple,^D^af truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

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Matthew 10:42: “And whoever gives one of 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.”

Footnotes

B prophet in the name of a prophet
C person in the name of a righteous person
D little ones in the name of a disciple

Cross references

ab Mt 18:5; Lk 10:16; Jn 13:20; Gl 4:14
ac Mk 9:37; Lk 9:48; Jn 12:44
ad 1Kg 17:10–15; 18:4; 2Kg 4:8; 3Jn 5–8
ae Mt 25:40; Mk 9:41; Heb 6:10
af Mt 28:19; Lk 14:26; Jn 8:31; 13:35; 15:8; Ac 6:1

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. 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. And whoever gives one of 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.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 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. 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.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me. If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will be given the same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs. And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“The one who receives you receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me. The one who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will never lose his reward.”

KJV 1900King James Version

He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

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