Mat 10:41He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

This verse combines two forms of the word for "take." First, we have dechomai, translated here as the first "receive" which means "to take" in the sense of "to receive" or "to welcome." Then we have lambano, which means "to take" in the sense of getting something. These words were both used in two preceding verses.

"A prophet" is prophetes, which means "an oracle," one moved by the spirit of God.

"Award" is misthos, which are "wages paid for hire," the benefits of work, not something given as a prize.

"A righteous man" is dikaios, which means "civilized," "observing customs and rules," and "well-ordered."

The sense he is that those that welcome those connected to God get one type of reward while those that welcome those who conform to social standards get another form of reward.

This idea follows what Christ said in the previous verse about the connection that links us to God. Those that are connected to God, the prophets, get rewarded by God. This is contrasted with those who are connected to the social order, the righteous, who are rewarded by the society. Being rewared by society isn't necessarily bad, but being rewarded by God is better.