Matthew 10:41-42 NIV

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:40-42

10:40-42 He who receives you, receives me; and he who receives me, receives him that sent me. He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward. And whoever gives one of these little ones a drink of cold water because he is a disciple--this is the truth I tell you--he will not lose his reward. When Jesus said this, he was using a way of speaking which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:41

He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet ,.... By "a prophet" is meant, not one that foretells things to come, but a preacher of the Gospel; for as prophesying sometimes signifies preaching, so a prophet designs a minister of the word: and to "receive" him, is not only to embrace his doctrine, but to entertain him in a kind, and generous manner; and he that does this, "in the name of a prophet", not as coming in the name of another prophet, but upon this account, and for this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:42

And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones ,.... Our Lord gradually descends from prophets to righteous men, and from righteous men, to those of the lowest form and class among them; who have the least measure of grace, and share of spiritual light, and knowledge; who are outwardly the poorest, meanest, and most contemptible in the eyes of the world; and are little, even the least of saints, in their own esteem and account: whosoever takes notice but of "one" of these,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:41

He that receiveth a prophet - Προφητην , a teacher, not a foreteller of future events, for this is not always the meaning of the word; but one commissioned by God to teach the doctrines of eternal life. It is no small honor to receive into one's house a minister of Jesus Christ. Every person is not admitted to exercise the sacred ministry; but none are excluded from partaking of its grace, its spirit, and its reward. If the teacher should be weak, or even if he should be found afterwards... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:42

A cup of cold water - Υδατος , 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 small worth. In India, the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:41

Verse 41 41.He who receiveth a prophet He begins with the prophets, but at length comes down to the lowest rank, and embraces all his disciples. In this manner he commends all, without exception, who truly worship God and love the gospel. To receive a person in the name of a prophet, or in the name of a righteous man, means to do them good for the sake of honoring their doctrine, or of paying respect to piety. Though God enjoins us to perform offices of kindness to all mankind, yet he justly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:1-42

The "commanding" of the twelve. This was a grand historic occasion indeed. The honoured but ever-comparatively feeble and now dimmed, dying, or dead schools of the prophets are to be succeeded by a scion of Christianity that marks at one and the same time its noblest and most amazing human institution, and Heaven's most condescending gift and human trust. Now begins "the great company of preachers" of the New Testament. They began with twelve;. they very soon grew to seventy; and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:24-42

General rules for all the Lord's disciples. I. THE CONFLICT . 1 . They must be patient , looking unto Jesus. He is our Example, our Master, our Lord. He is in all things above us immeasurably and beyond comparison—in his Divine power and majesty, in his transcendent holiness, in his perfect love. "He was despised and rejected of men." His people must expect the like. We are his disciples, his servants. The great aim of our life should be to be like him; to draw nearer and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:34-42

The mission of the gospel. These verses conclude the charge which Christ gave to his disciples when he commissioned them as evangelists. Having instructed them how they were to behave ( Matthew 10:5-15 ), warned them of the hostility they should encounter ( Matthew 10:16-23 ), and encouraged them to be fearless ( Matthew 10:24-33 ), he now enlightens them concerning the mission of their message. I. IT WAS DESTINED TO DISTURB THE OLD FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIETY . 1... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:40-42

Final encouragement. The evangelist takes the main idea of these verses from our Lord's words to the seventy ( Luke 10:16 ), but moulds it in the form of his later saying, Matthew 18:5 . He further adds (verse 42) other words also spoken later. In these verses the discourse returns to the immediate occasion, the mission of the disciples. Christ shows his personal interest in their work; his messengers' cause is his. He says, "I reckon treatment of you as treatment of me; ay, and he that... read more

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:40-42

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:41

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:42

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:41

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:42

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:41

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:1-42

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:24-42

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:34-42

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:40-42

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