Mark 9:41

Mark 9:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.

Context of Mark 9:41

39But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me. 40For the one who is not against us is for us. For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of Christ, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward. 42“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it is better for him if a heavy millstone is hung around his neck and he is thrown into the sea. 43And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed, than, having your two hands, to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.

Mark 9:41 word by word

ὃς γὰρ ἂν ποτίσῃ ὑμᾶς ποτήριον ὕδατος ἐν ὀνόματι ὅτι Χριστοῦ ἐστε, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσῃ τὸν μισθὸν αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

• whoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• whoeverἄνan · ifG302
• givesποτίζωpotizō · to waterG4222
• you a cupποτήριονpotērion · cupG4221
• of waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• of your nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• trulyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to you, he shall by noοὐ μήou mē · neverG3364
• loseἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• his rewardμισθόςmisthos · wageG3408

Cross-references for Mark 9:41

• Matthew 10:42And whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”
• Matthew 25:40And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of Mine, you did it for Me.’
• John 19:25Now beside the cross of Jesus stood His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
• Romans 8:9However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.
• Romans 14:15For if because of food your brother or sister is hurt, you are no longer walking in accordance with love. Do not destroy with your choice of food that person for whom Christ died.
• 1 Corinthians 3:23and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
• 1 Corinthians 15:23But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming,
• 2 Corinthians 10:7You are looking at things as they are outwardly. If anyone is confident in himself that he is Christ’s, have him consider this again within himself, that just as he is Christ’s, so too are we.
• Galatians 3:29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise.
• Galatians 5:24Now those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Commentaries on Mark 9:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41A cup of water to drink - See the notes on Matthew 10:42; Matthew 18:6-8.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41Whosoever shall give you a cup … - How easy it is to be a Christian! What is easier than to give a cup of cold water to a thirsty disciple of Jesus! But it must be in his name - that is, because he “is” a Christian, and therefore from love “to the Saviour.” This is very different from giving it from a mere motive of common kindness. If done from love to Christ, it will be rewarded; and hence we learn that the humblest acts of Christians - the lowest…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-50Verses 41-50 It is repeatedly said of the wicked, Their worm dieth not, as well as, The fire is never quenched. Doubtless, remorse of conscience and keen self-reflection are this never-dying worm. Surely it is beyond compare better to undergo all possible pain, hardship, and self-denial here, and to be happy for ever hereafter, than to enjoy all kinds of worldly pleasure for a season, and to be miserable for ever. Like the sacrifices, we must be salted…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38-41An unknown person was driving out demons in the name of Jesus, even though he was not one of the twelve disciples (9:38–40). John objected, but Jesus corrected him. we tried to stop him: Compare 10:35–43; Luke 9:51–55. The success of the unknown person who drove out demons contrasts with the disciples' failure in the previous story (Mark 9:14–29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4141. 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--(See on Mt 10:42). Continuation of Teaching Suggested by the Disciples' Strife (Mr 9:42-50). What follows appears to have no connection with the incidental reproof of John immediately preceding. As that had interrupted some important teaching, our Lord hastens back from it, as if no such interruption had…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 9:41

• Beneficence
• Catholicity
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Righteous

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Commentaries on Mark 9

• 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