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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus finishes instructing his disciples about what they should do and expect when they go to preach.
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# Whoever gives
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"Anyone who gives"
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# one of these little ones
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"one of these lowly ones" or "the least important of these." The phrase "one of these" here refers to one of Jesus' disciples.
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# because he is a disciple
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"because he is my disciple." Here "he" does not refer to the one giving but to the unimportant one.
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# truly I say to you
"I tell you the truth." This phrase adds emphasis to what Jesus says next.
# he will ... his reward
Here "he" and "his" refer to the one who is giving.
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# he will in no way lose
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"God will not deny him." This has nothing to do with having a possession taken away. It can be stated in positive form. AT: "God will certainly give him"
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