Chapter 10
The Twelve Apostles
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And calling His twelve disciples {to Him}, [Jesus] gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out… and heal every disease and sickness.
Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοῦ δώδεκα τοὺς μαθητὰς ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν ἀκαθάρτων πνευμάτων ὥστε ἐκβάλλειν αὐτὰ καὶ θεραπεύειν πᾶσαν νόσον καὶ πᾶσαν μαλακίαν Kai proskalesamenos autou dōdeka tous mathētas edōken autois exousian akathartōn pneumatōn hōste ekballein auta kai therapeuein pasan noson kai pasan malakian — NA/TR · 1
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- These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James [son] of Zebedee, and his brother John;
δὲ ταῦτα ἐστιν τὰ ὀνόματά Τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων πρῶτος Σίμων ὁ λεγόμενος Πέτρος καὶ αὐτοῦ ὁ ἀδελφὸς Ἀνδρέας καὶ Ἰάκωβος ὁ τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου καὶ αὐτοῦ ὁ ἀδελφὸς Ἰωάννης de tauta estin ta onomata Tōn dōdeka apostolōn prōtos Simōn ho legomenos Petros kai autou ho adelphos Andreas kai Iakōbos ho tou Zebedaiou kai autou ho adelphos Iōannēs — NA/TR · 2
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Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
Φίλιππος καὶ Βαρθολομαῖος Θωμᾶς καὶ Μαθθαῖος ὁ τελώνης Ἰάκωβος ὁ τοῦ Ἁλφαίου καὶ Θαδδαῖος Philippos kai Bartholomaios Thōmas kai Maththaios ho telōnēs Iakōbos ho tou Halphaiou kai Thaddaios — NA/TR · 3
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Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, [who] betrayed [Jesus].
Σίμων ὁ Καναναῖος καὶ Ἰούδας ὁ Ἰσκαριώτης ὁ καὶ παραδοὺς αὐτόν Simōn ho Kananaios kai Ioudas ho Iskariōtēs ho kai paradous auton — NA/TR · 4
The Ministry of the Twelve
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These twelve Jesus sent out with [the following] instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles [or] enter… any town of [the] Samaritans.
Τούτους τοὺς δώδεκα ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπέστειλεν αὐτοῖς λέγων παραγγείλας μὴ ἀπέλθητε Εἰς ὁδὸν ἐθνῶν καὶ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς πόλιν Σαμαριτῶν Toutous tous dōdeka ho Iēsous apesteilen autois legōn parangeilas mē apelthēte Eis hodon ethnōn kai mē eiselthēte eis polin Samaritōn — NA/TR · 5
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Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
πορεύεσθε δὲ μᾶλλον πρὸς τὰ τὰ ἀπολωλότα πρόβατα οἴκου Ἰσραήλ poreuesthe de mallon pros ta ta apolōlota probata oikou Israēl — NA/TR · 6
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As you go, preach this message: ‘- The kingdom of heaven is near.
δὲ πορευόμενοι κηρύσσετε λέγοντες ὅτι ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν Ἤγγικεν de poreuomenoi kēryssete legontes hoti hē basileia tōn ouranōn Ēngiken — NA/TR · 7
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Heal the sick, raise [the] dead, cleanse [the] lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
θεραπεύετε ἀσθενοῦντας ἐγείρετε νεκροὺς καθαρίζετε λεπροὺς ἐκβάλλετε δαιμόνια δωρεὰν ἐλάβετε δωρεὰν δότε therapeuete asthenountas egeirete nekrous katharizete leprous ekballete daimonia dōrean elabete dōrean dote — NA/TR · 8
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{Do} not take along [any] gold or silver or copper in your belts.
Μὴ κτήσησθε χρυσὸν μηδὲ ἄργυρον μηδὲ χαλκὸν εἰς ὑμῶν τὰς ζώνας Mē ktēsēsthe chryson mēde argyron mēde chalkon eis hymōn tas zōnas — NA/TR · 9
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[Take] no bag for [the] road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker [is] worthy of his provisions.
μὴ πήραν εἰς ὁδὸν μηδὲ δύο χιτῶνας μηδὲ ὑποδήματα μηδὲ ῥάβδον γὰρ ὁ ἐργάτης ἄξιος τῆς αὐτοῦ τροφῆς mē pēran eis hodon mēde dyo chitōnas mēde hypodēmata mēde rhabdon gar ho ergatēs axios tēs autou trophēs — NA/TR · 10
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- Whatever… town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there… [and] stay [at his house] until… you move on.
δ’ Εἰς ἣν ἂν πόλιν ἢ κώμην εἰσέλθητε ἐξετάσατε τίς ἐστιν ἄξιός ἐν αὐτῇ μείνατε κἀκεῖ ἕως ἂν ἐξέλθητε d’ Eis hēn an polin ē kōmēn eiselthēte exetasate tis estin axios en autē meinate kakei heōs an exelthēte — NA/TR · 11
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As you enter… the home, greet its [occupants].
δὲ εἰσερχόμενοι εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν ἀσπάσασθε αὐτήν de eiserchomenoi eis tēn oikian aspasasthe autēn — NA/TR · 12
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- If the home is worthy, {let} your peace rest on it, but if it is not -, {let} your peace return to you.
καὶ μὲν ἐὰν ἡ οἰκία ᾖ ἀξία ὑμῶν ἡ εἰρήνη ἐλθάτω ἐπ’ αὐτήν δὲ ἐὰν ᾖ μὴ ἀξία ὑμῶν ἡ εἰρήνη ἐπιστραφήτω πρὸς ὑμᾶς kai men ean hē oikia ē axia hymōn hē eirēnē elthatō ep’ autēn de ean ē mē axia hymōn hē eirēnē epistraphētō pros hymas — NA/TR · 13
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And if anyone… vvv will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave… that home or town.
καὶ ὃς ἂν μὴ δέξηται ὑμᾶς μηδὲ ἀκούσῃ ὑμῶν τοὺς λόγους ἐκτινάξατε τὸν κονιορτὸν τῶν ὑμῶν ποδῶν ἐξερχόμενοι ἔξω ἐκείνης τῆς οἰκίας ἢ τῆς πόλεως kai hos an mē dexētai hymas mēde akousē hymōn tous logous ektinaxate ton koniorton tōn hymōn podōn exerchomenoi exō ekeinēs tēs oikias ē tēs poleōs — NA/TR · 14
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Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on [the] day of judgment than for that town.
ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ἔσται ἀνεκτότερον γῇ Σοδόμων καὶ Γομόρρων ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως ἢ ἐκείνῃ τῇ πόλει amēn legō hymin estai anektoteron gē Sodomōn kai Gomorrōn en hēmera kriseōs ē ekeinē tē polei — NA/TR · 15
Sheep among Wolves
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Behold, I am sending you out… like sheep among… wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων οὖν γίνεσθε φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί Idou egō apostellō hymas hōs probata en mesō lykōn oun ginesthe phronimoi hōs hoi opheis kai akeraioi hōs hai peristerai — NA/TR · 16
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But beware of men, for they will hand you over… to [their] councils and flog you in their synagogues.
δὲ Προσέχετε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων γὰρ παραδώσουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς συνέδρια καὶ μαστιγώσουσιν ὑμᾶς ἐν αὐτῶν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς de Prosechete apo tōn anthrōpōn gar paradōsousin hymas eis synedria kai mastigōsousin hymas en autōn tais synagōgais — NA/TR · 17
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- On My account… you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
καὶ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ ἀχθήσεσθε δὲ ἐπὶ ἡγεμόνας καὶ βασιλεῖς εἰς μαρτύριον αὐτοῖς καὶ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν kai heneken emou achthēsesthe de epi hēgemonas kai basileis eis martyrion autois kai tois ethnesin — NA/TR · 18
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But when they hand you over…, [do] not worry about how [to respond] or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.
δὲ ὅταν παραδῶσιν ὑμᾶς μὴ μεριμνήσητε πῶς ἢ τί λαλήσητε γὰρ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ ὑμῖν δοθήσεται τί λαλήσητε de hotan paradōsin hymas mē merimnēsēte pōs ē ti lalēsēte gar en ekeinē tē hōra hymin dothēsetai ti lalēsēte — NA/TR · 19
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For it will not be… you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
γὰρ ἐστε οὐ ὑμεῖς οἱ λαλοῦντες ἀλλὰ τὸ Πνεῦμα τοῦ ὑμῶν Πατρὸς τὸ λαλοῦν ἐν ὑμῖν gar este ou hymeis hoi lalountes alla to Pneuma tou hymōn Patros to laloun en hymin — NA/TR · 20
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- Brother will betray brother to death, and a father [his] child; children will rise against [their] parents and have them put to death…
δὲ ἀδελφὸς Παραδώσει ἀδελφὸν εἰς θάνατον καὶ πατὴρ τέκνον καὶ τέκνα ἐπαναστήσονται ἐπὶ γονεῖς καὶ θανατώσουσιν αὐτούς de adelphos Paradōsei adelphon eis thanaton kai patēr teknon kai tekna epanastēsontai epi goneis kai thanatōsousin autous — NA/TR · 21
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- You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the [one who] perseveres to [the] end will be saved.
καὶ ἔσεσθε μισούμενοι ὑπὸ πάντων διὰ μου τὸ ὄνομά δὲ ὁ ὑπομείνας εἰς τέλος οὗτος σωθήσεται kai esesthe misoumenoi hypo pantōn dia mou to onoma de ho hypomeinas eis telos houtos sōthēsetai — NA/TR · 22
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- When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach… [all] the towns of Israel before… the Son of Man comes.
δὲ Ὅταν διώκωσιν ὑμᾶς ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ πόλει φεύγετε εἰς τὴν ἑτέραν γὰρ ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν τελέσητε οὐ μὴ τὰς πόλεις τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ ἕως ἂν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔλθῃ de Hotan diōkōsin hymas en tautē tē polei pheugete eis tēn heteran gar amēn legō hymin telesēte ou mē tas poleis tou Israēl heōs an ho Huios tou anthrōpou elthē — NA/TR · 23
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A disciple is not above [his] teacher, nor a servant above his master.
μαθητὴς ἔστιν Οὐκ ὑπὲρ τὸν διδάσκαλον οὐδὲ δοῦλος ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ τὸν κύριον mathētēs estin Ouk hyper ton didaskalon oude doulos hyper autou ton kyrion — NA/TR · 24
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[It is] enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
ἀρκετὸν τῷ μαθητῇ ἵνα γένηται ὡς αὐτοῦ ὁ διδάσκαλος καὶ ὁ δοῦλος ὡς αὐτοῦ ὁ κύριος εἰ τὸν οἰκοδεσπότην ἐπεκάλεσαν Βεελζεβοὺλ πόσῳ μᾶλλον τοὺς αὐτοῦ οἰκιακοὺς arketon tō mathētē hina genētai hōs autou ho didaskalos kai ho doulos hōs autou ho kyrios ei ton oikodespotēn epekalesan Beelzeboul posō mallon tous autou oikiakous — NA/TR · 25
Fear God Alone
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So do not be afraid… of them. For there is nothing concealed that vvv will not be disclosed, and [nothing] hidden that will not be made known…
οὖν φοβηθῆτε Μὴ αὐτούς γάρ ἐστιν οὐδὲν κεκαλυμμένον ὃ οὐκ ἀποκαλυφθήσεται καὶ κρυπτὸν ὃ γνωσθήσεται οὐ oun phobēthēte Mē autous gar estin ouden kekalymmenon ho ouk apokalyphthēsetai kai krypton ho gnōsthēsetai ou — NA/TR · 26
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What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in [your] ear, proclaim from the housetops.
ὃ λέγω ὑμῖν ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ εἴπατε ἐν τῷ φωτί καὶ ὃ ἀκούετε εἰς τὸ οὖς κηρύξατε ἐπὶ τῶν δωμάτων ho legō hymin en tē skotia eipate en tō phōti kai ho akouete eis to ous kēryxate epi tōn dōmatōn — NA/TR · 27
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- Do not be afraid… of those who kill the body but cannot… kill the soul. vvv Instead, fear the [One who] can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Καὶ φοβεῖσθε μὴ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποκτεννόντων τὸ σῶμα δὲ δυναμένων μὴ ἀποκτεῖναι τὴν ψυχὴν δὲ μᾶλλον φοβεῖσθε τὸν δυνάμενον ἀπολέσαι καὶ ψυχὴν καὶ σῶμα ἐν γεέννῃ Kai phobeisthe mē apo tōn apoktennontōn to sōma de dynamenōn mē apokteinai tēn psychēn de mallon phobeisthe ton dynamenon apolesai kai psychēn kai sōma en geennē — NA/TR · 28
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{Are} not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
Οὐχὶ δύο στρουθία πωλεῖται ἀσσαρίου καὶ οὐ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν πεσεῖται ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἄνευ ὑμῶν τοῦ Πατρὸς Ouchi dyo strouthia pōleitai assariou kai ou hen ex autōn peseitai epi tēn gēn aneu hymōn tou Patros — NA/TR · 29
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And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
δὲ καὶ αἱ τρίχες τῆς ὑμῶν κεφαλῆς εἰσίν πᾶσαι ἠριθμημέναι de kai hai triches tēs hymōn kephalēs eisin pasai ērithmēmenai — NA/TR · 30
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So do not be afraid…; you are worth more than many sparrows.
οὖν φοβεῖσθε μὴ ὑμεῖς διαφέρετε πολλῶν στρουθίων oun phobeisthe mē hymeis diapherete pollōn strouthiōn — NA/TR · 31
Confessing Christ
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Therefore everyone who confesses… Me before men, vvv I will also confess… him before My Father in heaven.
οὖν Πᾶς ὅστις ὁμολογήσει ἐν ἐμοὶ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων κἀγὼ ὁμολογήσω ἐν αὐτῷ ἔμπροσθεν μου τοῦ Πατρός τοῦ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς oun Pas hostis homologēsei en emoi emprosthen tōn anthrōpōn kagō homologēsō en autō emprosthen mou tou Patros tou en tois ouranois — NA/TR · 32
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But whoever… denies Me before men, vvv I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
δ’ ὅστις ἂν ἀρνήσηταί με ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων κἀγὼ ἀρνήσομαι αὐτὸν ἔμπροσθεν μου τοῦ Πατρός τοῦ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς d’ hostis an arnēsētai me emprosthen tōn anthrōpōn kagō arnēsomai auton emprosthen mou tou Patros tou en tois ouranois — NA/TR · 33
Not Peace but a Sword
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{Do} not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come… to bring peace, but a sword.
Μὴ νομίσητε ὅτι ἦλθον βαλεῖν εἰρήνην ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἦλθον οὐκ βαλεῖν εἰρήνην ἀλλὰ μάχαιραν Mē nomisēte hoti ēlthon balein eirēnēn epi tēn gēn ēlthon ouk balein eirēnēn alla machairan — NA/TR · 34
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For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
γὰρ ἦλθον διχάσαι Ἄνθρωπον κατὰ αὐτοῦ τοῦ πατρὸς Καὶ θυγατέρα κατὰ αὐτῆς τῆς μητρὸς Καὶ νύμφην κατὰ αὐτῆς τῆς πενθερᾶς gar ēlthon dichasai Anthrōpon kata autou tou patros Kai thygatera kata autēs tēs mētros Kai nymphēn kata autēs tēs pentheras — NA/TR · 35
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- vvv A man’s enemies [will be] the [members] of his own household.’
Καὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐχθροὶ οἱ αὐτοῦ οἰκιακοὶ Kai tou anthrōpou echthroi hoi autou oikiakoi — NA/TR · 36
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Anyone who loves [his] father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves [his] son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
Ὁ φιλῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ ἔστιν οὐκ ἄξιος μου καὶ ὁ φιλῶν υἱὸν ἢ θυγατέρα ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ ἔστιν οὐκ ἄξιος μου Ho philōn patera ē mētera hyper eme estin ouk axios mou kai ho philōn huion ē thygatera hyper eme estin ouk axios mou — NA/TR · 37
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and anyone who does not take up… his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
καὶ ὃς λαμβάνει οὐ αὐτοῦ τὸν σταυρὸν καὶ ἀκολουθεῖ ὀπίσω μου ἔστιν οὐκ ἄξιος μου kai hos lambanei ou autou ton stauron kai akolouthei opisō mou estin ouk axios mou — NA/TR · 38
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Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake… will find it.
ὁ εὑρὼν αὐτοῦ τὴν ψυχὴν ἀπολέσει αὐτήν καὶ ὁ ἀπολέσας αὐτοῦ τὴν ψυχὴν ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν ho heurōn autou tēn psychēn apolesei autēn kai ho apolesas autou tēn psychēn heneken emou heurēsei autēn — NA/TR · 39
The Reward of Service
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He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the [One who] sent Me.
Ὁ δεχόμενος ὑμᾶς δέχεται ἐμὲ καὶ ὁ δεχόμενος ἐμὲ δέχεται τὸν ἀποστείλαντά με Ho dechomenos hymas dechetai eme kai ho dechomenos eme dechetai ton aposteilanta me — NA/TR · 40
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Whoever receives a prophet because he is… a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous [man] because he is… a righteous [man] will receive a righteous [man’s] reward.
ὁ δεχόμενος προφήτην εἰς ὄνομα προφήτου λήμψεται προφήτου μισθὸν καὶ ὁ δεχόμενος δίκαιον εἰς ὄνομα δικαίου λήμψεται δικαίου μισθὸν ho dechomenos prophētēn eis onoma prophētou lēmpsetai prophētou misthon kai ho dechomenos dikaion eis onoma dikaiou lēmpsetai dikaiou misthon — NA/TR · 41
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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.
καὶ ὃς ἂν ποτίσῃ μόνον ποτήριον ψυχροῦ ἕνα τούτων τῶν μικρῶν εἰς ὄνομα μαθητοῦ ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ἀπολέσῃ οὐ μὴ αὐτοῦ τὸν μισθὸν kai hos an potisē monon potērion psychrou hena toutōn tōn mikrōn eis onoma mathētou amēn legō hymin apolesē ou mē autou ton misthon — NA/TR · 42