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. The chapter closes with the smallest possible act of reception: a cup of cold water to a little one (a disciple) because of their discipleship. The reward is certain — by no means will it be lost — and the minimum act is significant: the cup of cold water given to the least significant disciple is received by Jesus as the reception of Jesus himself (verse 40). The kingdom's economy reverses the world's economies of significance: what the world considers too small to record, the Father considers valuable enough to reward.

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