⁴¹And whoever gives you a cup of water to drink ^ubecause of My name, ^vsince you belong to the ^•Messiah ^w—I assure you: ^xHe will never lose his reward. ^y

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Footnotes

v9:41 drink in the name
•Or the Christ; the Greek word is Christos and means the anointed one. Where the NT emphasizes Christos as a name of our Lord or has a Gentile context, “Christ” is used. Where the NT Christos has a Jewish context, the title “Messiah” is used.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you belong to Christ—truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.

NLTNew Living Translation

If anyone gives you even a cup of water because you belong to the Messiah, I tell you the truth, that person will surely be rewarded.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name because you are Christ’s, truly I say to you that he will never lose his reward.

KJV 1900King James Version

For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

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