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For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ`s, most assuredly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.
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The Motive is What Matters
Commentators unanimously stress that the value of giving a 'cup of water' lies in the motive. The act must be done 'because you belong to Christ.' This transforms a simple gesture of kindness into a profound act of love and allegiance to Jesus, which He promises to see and reward.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
Because ye are Christ's (οτ Χριστου εστε). Predicate genitive, belong to Christ. See Ro 8:9; 1 Corinthians 1:12; [Refe…
19th Century
Anglican
Whosoever shall give you a cup of water.—See Note on Matthew 10:42. The reproduction of the promise in so different a con…
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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