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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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."
• 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.”

Context of Matthew 10:42

40“The one who receives you receives Me, and the one who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. 41The one who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and the one who receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person shall receive a righteous person’s reward. And 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 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

• whoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• whoeverἐάνean · ifG1437
• givesποτίζωpotizō · to waterG4222
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• littleμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
• justμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
• a cupποτήριονpotērion · cupG4221
• of coldψυχρόςpsuchros · coldG5593
• in the nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• of a discipleμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• trulyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to you, he shall by noοὐ μήou mē · neverG3364
• loseἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• his rewardμισθόςmisthos · wageG3408

Cross-references for Matthew 10:42

• Matthew 8:5And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, begging Him,
• Matthew 18:3and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you change and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
• 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.’
• Zechariah 13:7“Awake, sword, against My Shepherd, And against the Man, My Associate,” Declares the Lord of armies. “Strike the Shepherd and the sheep will be scattered; And 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 is better for him if a heavy millstone is hung around his neck and he is thrown into the sea.
• Luke 17:2It is better for him if a millstone is hung around his neck and he is thrown into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to sin.
• 1 Corinthians 8:10For if someone sees you, the one who has knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, will his conscience, if he is weak, not be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols?
• Mark 9:41For 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.
• Mark 12:42And a poor widow came and put in two lepta coins, which amount to a quadrans.
• Mark 14:7For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.
• 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
• Proverbs 24:14Know that wisdom is the same for your soul; If you find it, then 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 Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
• 2 Corinthians 9:6Now I say this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.
• Philippians 4:15You yourselves also know, Philippians, that at the first preaching of the gospel, after I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone;
• Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, by having served and by still serving the saints.

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