The woman was going to get his water, and Elijah said, “Bring me a piece of bread too, please.”
Matthew 10:42 - Easy To Read Version If any person helps one of these little ones because they are my followers, then that person will truly get his reward. That person will get his reward even if he only gave my follower a cup of cold water.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And whoever gives to one of these little ones [in rank or influence] even a cup of cold water because he is My disciple, surely I declare to you, he shall not lose his reward. American Standard Version (1901) And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward. Common English Bible I assure you that everybody who gives even a cup of cold water to these little ones because they are my disciples will certainly be rewarded.” Catholic Public Domain Version And whoever shall give, even to one of the least of these, a cup of cold water to drink, solely in the name of a disciple: Amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. |
The woman was going to get his water, and Elijah said, “Bring me a piece of bread too, please.”
Please, let’s make a little room on the roof [24] for Elisha. Let’s put a bed in this room. Let’s put a table, a chair, and a lampstand in there. Then when he comes to our house, he can have this room for himself.”
Giving money to poor people is like loaning it to the Lord. The Lord will pay you back for being kind to them.
In the same way, wisdom is good for your soul. If you have wisdom, then you will have hope, and your hope will never end.
Do good things every place you go. {\cf2\super [41]} After a while, the good things you do will come back to you.
The Lord All-Powerful says, “Sword, hit the shepherd! Hit my friend! Hit the shepherd and the sheep will run away. And I will punish those little ones.
“Be careful. Don’t think these little children are worth nothing. I tell you that these children have angels in heaven. And those angels are always with my Father in heaven.
In the same way, your Father in heaven does not want any of these little children to be lost.
“Then the king will answer, ‘I tell you the truth. Anything you did for any of my people here, {\cf2\super [389]} you also did for me.’
It will be very bad for a person if he makes one of these weak persons sin. It would be better for him to have a millstone {\cf2\super [268]} tied around his neck and be drowned in the sea.
“I’m telling you to love your enemies and do good to them. Lend to people without expecting to get anything back. If you do these things, you will have a great reward. You will be children of the Most High (God). Yes, because God is good even to the people that are full of sin and not thankful.
If you want to give, then your gift will be accepted. Your gift will be judged by what you have, not by what you don’t have.
God is fair. God will remember all the work you have done. And God will remember that you showed your love to him by helping his people. And God will remember that you continue to help his people.