Matthew 25:35
33 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.
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.’
37 Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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,
- KJV
- For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
- WEB
- for I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you took me in.
- ASV
- for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;
- DARBY
- for I hungered, and ye gave me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;
- BLB
- For I hungered, and you⁺ gave Me [something] to eat; I thirsted, and you⁺ gave Me [something] to drink; I was a stranger, and you⁺ took Me in;
- ÅB
- For jeg var sulten, og dere gav meg å spise; jeg var tørst, og dere gav meg å drikke; jeg var fremmed, og dere tok imot meg;
- OTB
- For da jeg var sulten, ga dere meg noe å spise, da jeg var tørst, ga dere meg noe å drikke, og da jeg var en fremmed, tok dere imot meg,
- B1930
- For jeg var hungrig, og I gav mig å ete; jeg var tørst, og I gav mig å drikke; jeg var fremmed, og I tok imot mig;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 3:16–19
By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
Read in contextJames 2:15–16
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 15:7–11
If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
Read in contextEzekiel 18:7
He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
Read in contextEzekiel 18:16
He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
Read in contextHebrews 13:16
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Read in contextJames 1:27
Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Read in contextHebrews 13:1–3
Continue in brotherly love.
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