Mat 10:24-42 | ESV | STEP | A disciple is not above his teacher , nor a servant above his master .

r[See ver. 34 above]

s ver. 21; [Mic. 7:6]

tCited from Mic. 7:6; [Ps. 41:9; 55:12, 13; John 13:18]

u Luke 14:26

v ch. 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23; 14:27

w ch. 9:9; John 8:12; 12:26; 21:19

x ch. 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24; 17:33; John 12:25

y Luke 10:16; John 13:20; Gal. 4:14; [ver. 20; ch. 18:5; 25:40]

z Mark 9:37; Luke 9:48; [John 12:44, 45]

aa 1 Kgs. 17:10-15; 18:4; 2 Kgs. 4:8; [3 John 5-8]

ab ch. 25:35, 40; Mark 9:41; Heb. 6:10

ac ch. 18:10

Matthew 10:24-42

24 ^a“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant ^{▼▼Greek bondservant; also verse 25} above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. ^cIf they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign ^{▼▼Greek lacks will they malign} those of his household.

Have No Fear

26 “So have no fear of them, ^efor nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on ^fthe housetops. 28 And ^gdo not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him ^hwho can destroy both soul and body in hell. ^{▼▼Greek Gehenna} 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? ^{▼▼Greek assarion, Roman copper coin (Latin quadrans) worth about 1/16 of a denarius (which was a day’s wage for a laborer)} And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But ^keven the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not, therefore; ^lyou are of more value than many sparrows. 32 ^mSo everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, 33 but ⁿwhoever denies me before men, ^oI also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

Not Peace, but a Sword

34 ^p“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. ^qI have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 ^rFor I have come ^sto set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 ^tAnd a person’s enemies will be those of his own household. 37 ^uWhoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And ^vwhoever does not take his cross and ^wfollow me is not worthy of me. 39 ^xWhoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Rewards

40 ^y“Whoever receives you receives me, and ^zwhoever receives me receives him who sent me. 41 ^aaThe one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And ^abwhoever gives one of ^acthese little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”