Matthew 10:40

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Rewards“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 18:5 : 5 And whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me.
  • Luke 9:48 : 48 and said to them,“Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
  • Luke 10:16 : 16 “The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
  • Gal 4:14 : 14 and though my physical condition put you to the test, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as though I were an angel of God, as though I were Christ Jesus himself!
  • John 13:20 : 20 I tell you the solemn truth, whoever accepts the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”
  • 2 John 1:9 : 9 Everyone who goes on ahead and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. The one who remains in this teaching has both the Father and the Son.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 And the king will answer them,‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
  • Matt 25:45 : 45 Then he will answer them,‘I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’
  • Mark 9:37 : 37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”
  • John 5:23 : 23 so that all people will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
  • John 12:44-49 : 44 Jesus’ Final Public Words But Jesus shouted out,“The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me, 45 and the one who sees me sees the one who sent me. 46 I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness. 47 If anyone hears my words and does not obey them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 The one who rejects me and does not accept my words has a judge; the word I have spoken will judge him at the last day. 49 For I have not spoken from my own authority, but the Father himself who sent me has commanded me what I should say and what I should speak.
  • John 20:21 : 21 So Jesus said to them again,“Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you.”
  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making his plea through us. We plead with you on Christ’s behalf,“Be reconciled to God!”
  • Phil 2:10-11 : 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow– in heaven and on earth and under the earth– 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
  • 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
  • 1 John 2:22-23 : 22 Who is the liar but the person who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This one is the antichrist: the person who denies the Father and the Son. 23 Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either. The person who confesses the Son has the Father also.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • John 13:20
    87%

    20I tell you the solemn truth, whoever accepts the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

  • Matt 10:41-42
    2 verses
    87%

    41Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.

    42And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward.”

  • Mark 9:36-37
    2 verses
    83%

    36He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

    37“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”

  • Luke 10:16
    79%

    16“The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”

  • Luke 9:48
    79%

    48and said to them,“Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

  • Matt 18:5
    78%

    5And whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me.

  • Matt 10:38-39
    2 verses
    77%

    38And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

    39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.

  • John 12:44-45
    2 verses
    74%

    44Jesus’ Final Public Words But Jesus shouted out,“The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me,

    45and the one who sees me sees the one who sent me.

  • Luke 9:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave the area.

    5Wherever they do not receive you, as you leave that town, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

  • Mark 9:40-41
    2 verses
    73%

    40For whoever is not against us is for us.

    41For I tell you the truth, whoever gives you a cup of water because you bear Christ’s name will never lose his reward.

  • Rom 15:7
    73%

    7Exhortation to Mutual Acceptance Receive one another, then, just as Christ also received you, to God’s glory.

  • Luke 10:6-8
    3 verses
    73%

    6And if a peace-loving person is there, your peace will remain on him, but if not, it will return to you.

    7Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from house to house.

    8Whenever you enter a town and the people welcome you, eat what is set before you.

  • Matt 10:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

    14And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that town.

  • John 5:43-44
    2 verses
    72%

    43I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.

    44How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don’t seek the praise that comes from the only God?

  • John 12:48
    72%

    48The one who rejects me and does not accept my words has a judge; the word I have spoken will judge him at the last day.

  • Luke 10:10
    71%

    10But whenever you enter a town and the people do not welcome you, go into its streets and say,

  • Matt 25:40
    70%

    40And the king will answer them,‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’

  • Matt 25:35
    70%

    35For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,

  • John 13:16
    70%

    16I tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

  • Matt 11:14
    70%

    14And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come.

  • John 5:41
    70%

    41“I do not accept praise from people,

  • Mark 6:10
    69%

    10He said to them,“Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the area.

  • Matt 10:8
    69%

    8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.

  • Luke 18:30
    69%

    30who will not receive many times more in this age– and in the age to come, eternal life.”

  • Matt 10:11
    69%

    11Whenever you enter a town or village, find out who is worthy there and stay with them until you leave.

  • Luke 11:10
    69%

    10For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

  • 2 John 1:10
    69%

    10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting,

  • Luke 6:47
    69%

    47“Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice– I will show you what he is like:

  • Matt 19:29
    68%

    29And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

  • Matt 16:25
    68%

    25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it.

  • John 4:36-38
    3 verses
    68%

    36The one who reaps receives pay and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.

    37For in this instance the saying is true,‘One sows and another reaps.’

    38I sent you to reap what you did not work for; others have labored and you have entered into their labor.”

  • Mark 10:15
    68%

    15I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

  • Matt 5:12
    68%

    12Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.

  • Matt 11:10
    68%

    10This is the one about whom it is written:‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

  • Luke 14:14
    68%

    14Then you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

  • John 15:20
    68%

    20Remember what I told you,‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours too.

  • Matt 25:45
    68%

    45Then he will answer them,‘I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’

  • Mark 10:30
    68%

    30who will not receive in this age a hundred times as much– homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fields, all with persecutions– and in the age to come, eternal life.