Matius 10:40

Rewards

10:40 “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. ¹ 

Matius 10:42

10:42 And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, ²  he will never lose his reward.”

Matius 10:1

Sending Out the Twelve Apostles

10:1 Jesus ³  called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits ⁴  so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness. ⁵ 

1 Tesalonika 1:3

1:3 because we recall ⁶  in the presence of our God and Father ⁷  your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope ⁸  in our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ sn The one who sent me refers to God.

² tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

³ tn Grk “And he.”

⁴ sn Unclean spirits refers to evil spirits.

⁵ tn Grk “and every [kind of] sickness.” Here “every” was not repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁶ tn Grk “making mention…recalling.” The participle ποιούμενοι (poioumenoi) in v. 2 has been translated as temporal, and μνημονεύοντες (mnhmoneuonte") in v. 3 has been translated as causal.

⁷ tn Or the phrase may connect at the end of the verse: “hope…in the presence of our God and Father.”

⁸ tn These phrases denote Christian virtues in action: the work produced by faith, labor motivated by love, and endurance that stems from hope in Christ.