New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 10:37-42

37“He who lovesφιλῶνphilōnG5368fatherπατέραpateraG3962orἢēG2228motherμητέραmēteraG3384moreG5228thanG5228Me is not worthyἄξιος,axiosG514of Me; and he who lovesφιλῶνphilōnG5368sonυἱὸνhuionG5207orἢēG2228daughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364moreG5228thanG5228Me is not worthyἄξιος·axiosG514of Me.

38Andhe whoὃςhosG3739does not takeλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983his crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716and followἀκολουθεῖakoloutheiG190afterὀπίσωopisōG3694Me is not worthyἄξιος.axiosG514of Me.

39He who has foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590will loseἀπολέσειapoleseiG622it, and he who has lostἀπολέσαςapolesasG622hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590for My sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752will findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147it.

40“He who receivesδεχόμενοςdechomenosG1209you receivesδέχεται,dechetaiG1209Me, andhe who receivesδεχόμενοςdechomenosG1209Me receivesδέχεταιdechetaiG1209Him who sentἀποστείλαντάaposteilantaG649Me.

41He who receivesδεχόμενοςdechomenosG1209a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396in thenameὄνομαonomaG3686of a prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396shall receiveλήμψεται,lēmpsetaiG2983a prophet’sπροφήτουprophētouG4396rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408;and he who receivesδεχόμενοςdechomenosG1209a righteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342manδικαίουdikaiouG1342in the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of a righteousδικαίουdikaiouG1342manG1342shall receiveλήμψεται.lēmpsetaiG2983a righteousG1342man’sG1342rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

42AndwhoeverὃςhosG3739 G1437in the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of a discipleμαθητοῦ,mathētouG3101givesποτίσῃpotisēG4222to oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778littleμικρῶνmikrōnG3398onesG3398evenG3441a cupποτήριονpotērionG4221of coldψυχροῦpsuchrouG5593water to drinkG4222,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, he shall not loseἀπολέσῃapolesēG622his rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.”

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