Matthew 25:33

31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.

32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.

34 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

35 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.
KJV
And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
WEB
He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
ASV
and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
DARBY
and he will set the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on [his] left.
BLB
And indeed, He will set the sheep on His right hand and the goats on [His] left.
ÅB
Han skal stille sauene på sin høyre side, og geitene på venstre side.
OTB
Han skal plassere sauene på sin høyre side og geitene på sin venstre.
B1930
og han skal stille fårene ved sin høire side, men gjetene ved den venstre.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 100:3

    Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

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  • Psalms 45:9

    The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.

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  • John 10:26–28

    But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.

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  • John 21:15–17

    When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”

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  • Psalms 110:1

    The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

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  • Psalms 95:7

    For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,

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  • Acts 2:34–35

    For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

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  • Mark 16:19

    After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

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