Matthew 10:39-41

Living Bible

³⁹ “If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give it up for me, you will save it.

⁴⁰ “Those who welcome you are welcoming me. And when they welcome me they are welcoming God who sent me. ⁴¹ If you welcome a prophet because he is a man of God, you will be given the same reward a prophet gets. And if you welcome good and godly men because of their godliness, you will be given a reward like theirs.