Mark 9:41 (GNV)

Passage

And whosoeuer shall giue you a cup of water to drinke for my Names sake, because ye belong to Christ, verely I say vnto you, he shall not lose his rewarde.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:39 But Iesus sayd, Forbid him not: for there is no man that can doe a miracle by my Name, that can lightly speake euill of me.

Mark 9:40 For whosoeuer is not against vs, is on our part.

Mark 9:41 And whosoeuer shall giue you a cup of water to drinke for my Names sake, because ye belong to Christ, verely I say vnto you, he shall not lose his rewarde.

Mark 9:42 And whosoeuer shall offend one of these litle ones, that beleeue in me, it were better for him rather, that a milstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were cast into the sea.

Mark 9:43 Wherefore, if thine hand cause thee to offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, then hauing two hands, to goe into hell, into the fire that neuer shalbe quenched,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whosoeuer", "shall", "giue", "water", "drinke", "names", "sake", and "belong". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whosoeuer" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 40's "For whosoeuer is not against vs is..." into verse 42's "And whosoeuer shall offend one of these...", so "whosoeuer" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "whosoeuer" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.