Matthew 10:40

First Nations Version

“The ones who welcome you welcome me, and the ones who welcome me welcome the one who sent me.

Cross References

John 13:20

“I speak from my heart. The one who welcomes the one I send welcomes me. The one who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.”

Luke 9:48

“The ones representing me who welcome this little child are welcoming me. When you welcome me, you are not only welcoming me but also the one who sent me. That is what I meant when I said, ‘The lowest among you will become the greatest of all.’”

Luke 10:16

“The ones who welcome you welcome me. The ones who send you away are sending me away. The ones who send me away send away the one who sent me.” So, after he said these things, the seventy went out, two by two, to all the villages.

Matthew 18:5

“The ones representing me who welcome a little child like this one welcome me.” Then he spoke in a more serious manner.

2 John 1:9

All who go too far in their thinking and do not remain true to the teaching about the Chosen One have walked away from the Great Spirit. But the ones who remain true to this teaching walk together both with the Father and with his Son.

John 20:21

so he said to them again, “Peace be with you! In the same way the Father above has sent me, I am now sending you.”

Matthew 25:40

“‘I speak from my heart,’ he answered them, ‘whatever you did for the least important of my fellow human beings who needed help, you did for me.’

1 Thessalonians 4:8

So the one who turns away from this instruction is not turning away from a human being, but from Creator himself, who has given his Holy Spirit to you.

Galatians 4:14

But even though the weakness in my body was hard for you to bear, you did not look down on me with scorn or turn away from me in disgust. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were a spirit-messenger from Creator, or even as if I were the Chosen One, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) himself.

John 5:23

He did this so all will honor the Son in the same way they honor the Father. The ones who do not honor the Son do not honor the Father who sent him.

Mark 9:37

He then took the child into his arms and said, “When you welcome me, you do not welcome me alone, but also the one who sent me.”

Matthew 25:45

“‘I speak from my heart,’ he answered back, ‘when you did not help the ones who needed it most, you failed to help me.’

2 Corinthians 5:20

So we now represent the Chosen One. It is as if Creator is speaking through us, calling out for all people to walk the path of being restored back to the Great Spirit.