Matthew 10:40-42

Rewards

10:40 “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. ¹  10:41 Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. Whoever ²  receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 10:42 And 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, ³  he will never lose his reward.”

Matthew 25:31-40

The Judgment

25:31 “When ⁴  the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 25:32 All ⁵  the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 25:33 He ⁶  will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 25:34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 25:35 For 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, 25:36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ 25:37 Then the righteous will answer him, ⁷  ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 25:38 When ⁸  did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or naked and clothe you? 25:39 When ⁹  did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 25:40 And the king will answer them, ¹⁰  ‘I tell you the truth, ¹¹  just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters ¹²  of mine, you did it for me.’

Philippians 1:11

1:11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.

Hebrews 13:15-16

13:15 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name. 13:16 And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, ¹³  for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

[10:40]  ¹ sn The one who sent me refers to God.

[10:41]  ² tn Grk “And whoever.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[10:42]  ³ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[25:31]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[25:32]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[25:33]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[25:37]  ⁷ tn Grk “answer him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[25:38]  ⁸ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[25:39]  ⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[25:40]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “answering, the king will say to them.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.

[25:40]  ¹¹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[25:40]  ¹² tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited). In this context Jesus is ultimately speaking of his “followers” (whether men or women, adults or children), but the familial connotation of “brothers and sisters” is also important to retain here.

[13:16]  ¹³ tn Grk “neglect doing good and fellowship.”