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ForγὰρwhoeverὋς ἂνgivesποτίσῃyouὑμᾶςa cupποτήριονof waterὕδατοςto drinkποτίσῃin the nameἐν ὀνόματιthatὅτιyou belong toἐστεthe Messiah,χριστοῦtrulyἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνhe will neverοὐ μὴloseἀπολέσῃhis reward.τὸν μισθὸν αὐτοῦ
Mark 9:41
Study it in the app“For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in the name that you belong to the Messiah, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
With the Greek beneath
Mark 9:41, word by word
- givesποτίσῃpotisēi
give a drink
To hand another something to drink.
Where else “potisēi” appears- a cupποτήριονpotērion
cup
A vessel one drinks from, like the one at the supper.
Where else “potērion” appears- of waterὕδατοςhydatos
water
The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.
Where else “hydatos” appears- in the nameὀνόματιonomati
name of authority
The person himself and his authority: "in the name of".
Where else “onomati” appears- you belong toἐστεeste
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “este” appears- the Messiahχριστοῦchristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christou” appears- trulyἀμὴνamēn
truly
"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.
Where else “amēn” appears- I tellλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- loseἀπολέσῃapolesēi
lose
To be left without something or someone one had.
Where else “apolesēi” appears- his rewardμισθὸνmisthon
reward
The prize God gives.
Where else “misthon” appears
Translation note
Literally “in [the] name that you are of the Messiah.”
Parallel passages
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The one casting out demons in his name
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Mark 9:38-41
38John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for there is no one who will do a miracle in my name and be able soon after to speak evil of me. 40For whoever is not against us is for us. 41For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in the name that you belong to the Messiah, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
49And John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” 50But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him; for whoever is not against you is for you.”
The context
40For whoever is not against us is for us.
41 · This verse (above)
42And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be far better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.
To study Mark 9 in a group
1. What it says
What did the boy's father say to Jesus, and how did Jesus answer him (vv. 22–24)?
2. What it means
How does Jesus respond when the disciples argue about who is greatest (vv. 33–37)?
3. How I live it
The father said, “I believe; help my unbelief” (v. 24). What doubt of yours can you bring to him honestly?