Matthew 25:34
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.
33 He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.
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,
36 I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
- WEB
- Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
- ASV
- Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
- DARBY
- Then shall the King say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from [the] world's foundation:
- BLB
- Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, the blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you⁺ from the foundation of the world.
- ÅB
- «Da skal kongen si til de på sin høyre side: ‘Kom hit, dere som min Far har velsignet! Arv riket som er beredt for dere fra verdens grunnvoll ble lagt!
- OTB
- Da skal Kongen si til dem på sin høyre side: 'Kom, dere som er velsignet av min Far; arve det riket som er beredt for dere fra verdens grunnvoll ble lagt.
- B1930
- Da skal kongen si til dem ved sin høire side: Kom hit, I min Faders velsignede! arv det rike som er beredt eder fra verdens grunnvoll blev lagt!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 1:19–20
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
Read in contextJames 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
Read in contextRevelation 21:7
The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
Read in contextRevelation 13:8
And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
Read in context1 Peter 1:3–5
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Read in contextRevelation 17:8
The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.
Read in contextLuke 12:32
Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
Read in contextMatthew 20:23
“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
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