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## Matthew 10:41-42 in Context (Verses 38–42 KJV)
 
 [38 ](/kjv/matthew/10/38) And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
 
 [39 ](/kjv/matthew/10/39) He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
 
 [40 ](/kjv/matthew/10/40) ¶ He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
 
 [41 ](/kjv/matthew/10/41) He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
 
 [42 ](/kjv/matthew/10/42) 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.
 
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