Matthew 10:40
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| Matthew 10:40 | |
|---|---|
← 10:39 10:41 → | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 10:40 is a verse in the tenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort this verse is:
- Ὁ δεχόμενος ὑμᾶς ἐμὲ δέχεται· καὶ ὁ ἐμὲ δεχόμενος δέχεται τὸν ἀποστείλαντά με.
In the King James Version of the Bible, the text reads:
- He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- "He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent me".
Analysis
Cornelius a Lapide likens the apostles to ambassadors, saying that the one who receives an ambassador of a king, receives the king who sent him. St. Paul uses similar language in 2 Corinthians 5:20, "We are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us", and in Galatians 4:14, "though my condition was a trial to you, you did not scorn or despise me, but received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus." Archbishop John McEvilly notes that Christ here proposes a reward for those that receive the apostles, which would help mitigate the poverty of the apostles.[1][2]
