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The one whoὉreceivesδεχόμενοςyouὑμᾶςreceivesδέχεταιme,ἐμὲandκαὶthe one whoὁreceivesδεχόμενοςmeἐμὲreceivesδέχεταιthe one whoτὸνsentἀποστείλαντάme.με
Matthew 10:40
Study it in the app“The one who receives you receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 10:40, word by word
- receivesδεχόμενοςdechomenos
welcome
To gladly take in someone or something.
Where else “dechomenos” appears- sentἀποστείλαντάaposteilanta
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “aposteilanta” appears
The context
39The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life for my sake will find it.
40 · This verse (above)
41The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous man because he is righteous will receive a righteous man’s reward.
To study Matthew 10 in a group
1. What it says
What instructions did Jesus give the twelve when he sent them out (vv. 7–10)?
2. What it means
Why does Jesus say not to be afraid, even while he announces that there will be opposition (vv. 26–31)?
3. How I live it
Jesus says whoever gives a cup of cold water will not lose their reward (v. 42). Whom can you serve this way today?