Because ye are Christ's (οτ Χριστου εστε). Predicate genitive, belong to Christ. See Ro 8:9; 1 Corinthians 1:12; [Refe…

Whosoever shall give you a cup, etc. How easy it is to be a Christian! What is easier than to give a cup of cold water to a thirsty discip…

Whosoever shall give you a cup of water.—See Note on Matthew 10:42. The reproduction of the promise in so different a con…

The Venerable Bede: John, loving the Lord with exceptional devotion, thought that the one who performed a ministry to which he …

This verse seems to go best with v.37, before John’s interruption. The giving of a cup of water is a very small act of hospitality. Yet if it is gi…

For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink
Not only one that does a miracle in the name of Christ, but he that sh…

It is repeatedly said of the wicked, Their worm dieth not, as well as, The fire is never quenched. Undoubtedly, remorse of consci…