Matthew 10:42

Matthew 10:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”

Context of Matthew 10:42

40"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. 41The 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."

Matthew 10:42 word by word

καὶ ὃς ἂν ποτίσῃ ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων ποτήριον ψυχροῦ μόνον εἰς ὄνομα μαθητοῦ, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν· οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσῃ τὸν μισθὸν αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whosoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·ἐάνean · ifG1437
• shall give to drinkποτίζωpotizō · to waterG4222
• untoμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
• one ofεἷςheis · oneG1520
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• a cupποτήριονpotērion · cupG4221
• of coldψυχρόςpsuchros · coldG5593
• onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• of a discipleμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• verilyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• he shallἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• in noοὐou · noG3756
• wiseμήmē · notG3361
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• rewardμισθόςmisthos · wageG3408

Cross-references for Matthew 10:42

• Matthew 8:5When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him,
• Matthew 18:3and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 25:40And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'
• Zechariah 13:7"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me," declares the Lord of hosts. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.
• Mark 9:42"Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.
• Luke 17:2It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.
• 1 Corinthians 8:10For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols?
• Mark 9:41For 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.
• Mark 12:42And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny.
• Mark 14:7For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me.
• 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
• Proverbs 24:14Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
• Luke 6:35But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
• 2 Corinthians 9:6The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
• Philippians 4:15And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only.
• Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.

Commentaries on Matthew 10:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42A cup of cold water - , of water, is not in the common text, but it is found in the Codex Bezae, Coptic, Armenian, Gothic, Anglo-Saxon, Slavonic, all copies of the Itala, Vulgate, and Origen. It is necessarily understood; the ellipsis of the same substantive is frequent, both in the Greek and Latin writers. See Wakefield. Little ones - My apparently mean and generally despised disciples. But a cup of water in the eastern countries was not a matter of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40-42Verses 40-42 He that receiveth you … - In all these three illustrations Christ meant to teach substantially the same thing - that he that would entertain kindly or treat with hospitality himself, his disciples, a prophet, or a righteous man, would show that he approved their character, and should not fail of proper reward. To receive in the “name” of a prophet is to receive “as” a prophet; to do proper honour to his character, and to evince attachment to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-42Verses 16-42 Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave advantage to their enemies, all meddling with worldly or political concerns, all appearance of evil or selfishness, and all underhand measures. Christ foretold troubles, not only that the troubles might not be a surprise, but that they might confirm their faith. He tells them what they should suffer, and from whom. Thus Christ has dealt fairly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42One of these little ones: This probably refers to the low social status of most of the disciples of Jesus (see Matthew 5:3; 18:1–5 and 6:5; 23:5–12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4242. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones--Beautiful epithet! Originally taken from Zec 13:7. The reference is to their lowliness in spirit, their littleness in the eyes of an undiscerning world, while high in Heaven's esteem. a cup of cold water only--meaning, the smallest service. in the name of a disciple--or, as it is in Mark (Mr 9:41), because ye are Christ's: from love to Me, and to him from his connection with Me. verily I…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings