Matthew 10:40

Contemporary English Version 1995

Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me. And anyone who welcomes me also welcomes the one who sent me.

Cross References

John 13:20

I tell you for certain that anyone who welcomes my messengers also welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.

Luke 9:48

Then he said to his disciples, “When you welcome even a child because of me, you welcome me. And when you welcome me, you welcome the one who sent me. Whichever one of you is the most humble is the greatest.”

Luke 10:16

My followers, whoever listens to you is listening to me. Anyone who says “No” to you is saying “No” to me. And anyone who says “No” to me is really saying “No” to the one who sent me.

Matthew 18:5

And when you welcome one of these children because of me, you welcome me.

2 John 1:9

Don't keep changing what you were taught about Christ, or else God will no longer be with you. But if you hold firmly to what you were taught, both the Father and the Son will be with you.

John 20:21

After Jesus had greeted them again, he said, “I am sending you, just as the Father has sent me.”

Matthew 25:40

The king will answer, “Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me.”

1 Thessalonians 4:8

So if you don't obey these rules, you are not really disobeying us. Instead, you are disobeying God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

Galatians 4:14

My illness must have caused you some trouble, but you didn't hate me or turn me away because of it. You welcomed me as though I were one of God's angels or even Christ Jesus himself.

John 5:23

The Father wants all people to honor the Son as much as they honor him. When anyone refuses to honor the Son, this is the same as refusing to honor the Father who sent him.

Mark 9:37

“When you welcome even a child because of me, you welcome me. And when you welcome me, you welcome the one who sent me.”

Matthew 25:45

The king will say to them, “Whenever you failed to help any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you failed to do it for me.”

2 Corinthians 5:20

We were sent to speak for Christ, and God is begging you to listen to our message. We speak for Christ and sincerely ask you to make peace with God.

Jeremiah 39:17

But because you trusted me, I will protect you from the officials of Judah, and when Judah is struck by disaster, I will rescue you and keep you alive. I, the Lord, have spoken.