Matthew 10:40
He that receives you, receives me: and he that receives me, receives him that sent me.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
In Context
39He that finds his life shall lose it; and he that loses his life for my sake, shall find it.
Cross References
Matthew 18:5And whoever receives one such little child on my account, receives me;
Matthew 25:45Then will he answer them, saying: Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.
Luke 9:48and said to them: Whoever will receive this little child on my account, receives me; and whoever will receive me, receives him that sent me. For he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
John 5:23that all may honor the Son, as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son, honors not the Father who sent him.
John 13:20Verily, verily I say to you, he that receives him that I shall send, receives me; and he that receives me, receives him that sent me.
2 Corinthians 5:20Therefore, we act as ambassadors for Christ, as though God entreated through us; we beseech in Christ’s stead, be reconciled to God:
Matthew Henry on Matthew 10:17-42
Instructions to the Apostles. 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.… Read the whole commentary →