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38 and whoever does not take up his cross[a] and follow after me is not worthy of me. 39 [b](A)Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Rewards. 40 “Whoever receives you receives me,[c] and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 10:38 The first mention of the cross in Matthew, explicitly that of the disciple, but implicitly that of Jesus (and follow after me). Crucifixion was a form of capital punishment used by the Romans for offenders who were not Roman citizens.
  2. 10:39 One who denies Jesus in order to save one’s earthly life will be condemned to everlasting destruction; loss of earthly life for Jesus’ sake will be rewarded by everlasting life in the kingdom.
  3. 10:40–42 All who receive the disciples of Jesus receive him, and God who sent him, and will be rewarded accordingly.