Matthew 10:40

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³⁸ and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.

³⁹ Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.

⁴¹ Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.

⁴² And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
KJV: He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
WEB: “He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
ASV: He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
DARBY: He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me.
BLB: The one receiving you⁺ receives Me, and the one receiving Me receives the One having sent Me.

ÅB: «Den som tar imot dere, tar imot meg, og den som tar imot meg, tar imot ham som sendte meg.
OTB: “Den som tar imot dere, tar imot meg, og den som tar imot meg, tar imot ham som har sendt meg.
B1930: Den som tar imot eder, tar imot mig, og den som tar imot mig, tar imot ham som sendte mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 13:20
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”
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Luke 9:48
And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
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Luke 10:16
Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
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Matthew 18:5
And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
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Matthew 25:40
And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
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John 20:21
Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”
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Mark 9:37
“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”
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Galatians 4:14
And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.
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