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Time after Pentecost · Proper 8 · Year A

Matthew 10:34-42

Fearless Discipleship; Not Peace but a Sword

June 28, 2026

The Exhortation to the Apostles, James Tissot
The Exhortation to the Apostles, James Tissot, 1886–94Brooklyn Museum, New York
From Tissot's Palestine series. The twelve are grouped close around a seated figure, and several of them look uncertain.Whoever welcomes you welcomes me … whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.James TissotA French painter of fashionable society who, after a religious experience, spent the rest of his life illustrating the Bible.Brooklyn Museum, New YorkNew York's second largest museum, holding a celebrated Egyptian collection and Tissot's entire Bible series.Brooklyn Museum, New York
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelMatt. 10:34-42Mt 10:34-42
EpistleRom. 7:1-13Rom 7:1-13
Old TestamentJer. 28:5-9Jer 28:5-9
PsalterPs. 119:153-160Ps 119:153-160

Overview & Insights

"Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it." (Matthew 10:39)

Jesus prepares his disciples for opposition, urging them not to fear those who kill the body and to acknowledge him before others. He warns that faithfulness may bring division even within families and calls disciples to take up the cross.

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Commentary

Working Preacher: Commentary on Matthew 10:40-42Working Preacher: Commentary on Mt 10:40-42 Working Preacher

Lutheran lectionary commentary on welcome and reward from the parallel Year A reading.

Enduring Word: Matthew 10Enduring Word: Mt 10 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the mission discourse.

Precept Austin: Matthew 10 CommentaryPrecept Austin: Mt 10 Commentary Precept Austin

Detailed study page gathering many commentators on the cost of discipleship.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Matthew 10:34BibleHub: Commentaries on Mt 10:34 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to Jesus bringing a sword, not peace.

StudyLight: Matthew 10 CommentariesStudyLight: Mt 10 Commentaries StudyLight

Many complete commentaries on Matthew 10 gathered on one passage page.

Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Matthew 1-13 OverviewBibleProject: Mt 1-13 Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the first half of Matthew's Gospel and its design.

BibleHub: Matthew 10 InterlinearBibleHub: Mt 10 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of the mission discourse.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Matthew 10Catena: Mt 10 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on Matthew 10.

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Study Hub

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