Matthew 10:29-42 ▼

29 Are not two little sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall to the earth without your Father.

30 And also the hairs of your head are all numbered.

31 Fear not therefore; ye have the preeminence over many sparrows.

32 Every one therefore who shall agree with me before men, I also will agree with him before my Father, him in the heavens.

33 But whoever should deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father, him in the heavens.

34 Think not that I came to cast peace upon earth; I came not to cast peace, but a sword.

35 For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the bride against her mother-in-law.

36 And a man's enemies, they pertaining to his household.

37 He loving father or mother above me, is not worthy of me; and he loving son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me.

38 And whoever takes not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me.

39 He finding his soul shall lose it; and he having lost his soul for my sake shall find it.

40 He receiving you, receives me; and he receiving me, receives him sending me.

41 He receiving a prophet in a prophet's name, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he receiving the just in the name of the just, shall take the reward of the just.

42 And whoever should give to drink one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.