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When Jesus saw the large crowds as sheep without a shepherd, His compassion led Him to teach them the things the false shepherds of Israel had abandoned.
The priests and scribes were proud and corrupt; they despised the common people and neglected them, but Jesus had compassion on them, and He taught and loved them.
Jesus acted on His compassion.
As a disciple who is learning, so must I.
And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. ~Jesus | Matthew 10:42
Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, exemplified all of the Father’s attributes, including His compassion. When Jesus saw His friends weeping at the grave of Lazarus, He felt compassion for them and wept alongside them (John 11:33-35).
Am I weeping for my friends? Are my actions for my family always compassionate? Is the fruit of the Holy Spirit growing?
Moved with compassion for the suffering of others, Jesus healed the large crowds who came to Him (Matthew 14:14), as well as individuals who sought His healing (Mark 1:40-41).
- 1 John 3:17 — But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?
- Isaiah 58:6–7 — “Is this not the fast which I choose, To loosen the bonds of wickedness, To undo the bands of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free And break every yoke? Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry And bring the homeless poor into the house; When you see the naked, to cover him; And not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
- Jesus clearly equates compassion with action. I can’t get around this. | Matthew 25:35–36 — ‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’
- Acts 20:35 — “In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Master Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
Jesus Quotes and God Thoughts 
Bro, I believe the correct wording of the passage is, Matthew 10:42 (ESV)
[42] And whoever gives one of these 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.” We do things in Jesus’ name, not in the name of any of the disciples, past or present. Sorry, but I have to challenge your translation on this one.
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Thanks for the insight. I certainly hope nothing I said in the content of the article would contradict what you are saying. Of course we do things in Jesus name. The intent of the article is to encourage disciples of Jesus to show compassion for the needy.
I apologize. I should have referenced the translation I am using here. It is the New American Standard Bible (NASB). It is a very well respected translation. In this case, it is also the literal translation from the Greek.
As another reference regarding the literal translation is from Gundry, R. H. (2010). Commentary on the New Testament: Verse-by-Verse Explanations with a Literal Translation (p. 44). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers.
Here is his literal: “And whoever in the name of a disciple gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold [water] to drink—amen I tell you—will by no means lose his reward”
Here is the link to an interlinear with the literal translation:
https://www.studylight.org/desk/interlinear.cgi?search_form_type=interlinear&q1=matthew+10%3A42&ot=bhs&nt=wh&s=0&t3=str_nas&ns=0
Here is the actual Greek:
και ος αν ποτιση ενα των μικρων τουτων ποτηριον ψυχρου μονον εις ονομα μαθητου αμην λεγω υμιν ου μη απολεση τον μισθον αυτου
I hope this is helpful. Again, my intent is to encourage compassion and love.
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Another great and helpful message Michael, thankyou
I must admit, Matthew 10:42 is quite a difficult passage to understand….I’m like you, I just see it as showing compassion to a servant of Jesus because he is a follower of Jesus so therefore showing compassion and kindness to believers in Christ, is actually showing compassion to Jesus Himself
I could be wrong, but that’s how I see it
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Well said. Thanks.
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