41For 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.
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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.
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 41-50)Here, I. Christ promiseth a reward to all those that are any way kind to his disciples (Mark 9:41); “ Whosoever shall give you a cup of water , when you need it, and will be a refreshment to you, because ye belong to Christ , and are of his family, he shall not lose his reward .” Note, 1. It is the honour and happiness of Christians, that they belong to Christ , they have joined themselves to him,…
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