Mark 9:41 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 9:41

Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink, because ye are Christ’s, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

KJV

For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

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Commentary

1 voice

Gregory of Nyssa

ON THE CHRISTIAN MODE OF LIFE 8.1 (395)

God never asks his servants to do what is impossible. The love and goodness of his Godhead is revealed as richly available. It is poured out like water upon all. God furnishes to each person according to his will the ability to do something good. None of those seeking to be saved will be lacking in this ability, given by the one who said: "whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ, will by no means lose his reward."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

What kindness is done to Christ's poor, must be done them for his sake, and because they belong to him; for that is it that sanctifies the kindness, and puts a value upon it in the sight of God. This is a reason why we must not discountenance and discourage those who are serving the interests of Christ's kingdom, though they are not in every thing of our mind and way.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Whosoever shall give you a cup ... - How easy it is to be a Christian! What is easier than to give a cup of cold water to a thirsty disciple of Jesus! But it must be in his name - that is, because he “is” a Christian, and therefore from love “to the Saviour.” This is very different from giving it from a mere motive of common kindness.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

We see in these verses, the mind of Christ on the great subject of TOLERATION in religion . The apostle John said to Jesus, "Teacher, we saw a man using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he isn't one of our group." The man was doing a good work without doubt. He was warring on the same side as the apostles, beyond question. But this did not satisfy John. He did not work in the company of the apostles. He did not fight in line with them. And therefore John had opposed him.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὃς	hos	Who[ever]	G3739 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἂν	an	maybe	G302 →
ποτίσῃ	potisē	may give to drink	G4222 →
ὑμᾶς	humas	you	G4771 →
ποτήριον	potērion	a cup	G4221 →
ὕδατος	hudatos	of water	G5204 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ὀνόματι	onomati	name	G3686 →
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
Χριστοῦ	Christou	of Christ’s	G5547 →
ἐστε,	este	you are,	G1510 →
ἀμὴν	amēn	Amen	G281 →
λέγω	legō	I say	G3004 →
ὑμῖν	humin	to you	G4771 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
οὐ	ou	certainly	G3756 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ἀπολέσῃ	apolesē	may lose	G622 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
μισθὸν	misthon	reward	G3408 →
αὐτοῦ.	autou	of him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 25:40
And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
leads to
- Proverbs 19:17
  Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
- Proverbs 14:31
  Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
- Matthew 10:42
  And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
Through
Galatians 5:24
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
leads to
- Romans 6:6
  We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
- Romans 13:14
  Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
- Romans 8:13
  For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
- Galatians 5:16–18
  So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Through
Galatians 3:29
And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
leads to
- Ephesians 3:6
  This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.