Matius 10:22

10:22 And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

Matius 10:38

10:38 And whoever does not take up his cross ¹  and follow me is not worthy of me.

Matius 18:5

18:5 And whoever welcomes ²  a child like this in my name welcomes me.

Matius 18:20

18:20 For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.”

[10:38]  ¹ sn It was customary practice in a Roman crucifixion for the prisoner to be made to carry his own cross. Jesus is speaking figuratively here in the context of rejection. If the priority is not one’s allegiance to Jesus, then one will not follow him in the face of possible rejection.

[18:5]  ² tn This verb, δέχομαι (decomai), is a term of hospitality (L&N 34.53).