Matthew 25:35

Mercy and compassion Poverty and the vulnerable The stranger and outcast Serving others

³³ And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

³⁴ 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:

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:

³⁶ Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

³⁷ Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee 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
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
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James 2:15–16
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
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Deuteronomy 15:7–11
If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
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Ezekiel 18:7
And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
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Ezekiel 18:16
Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,
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Hebrews 13:16
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
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James 1:27
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
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Hebrews 13:1–3
Let brotherly love continue.
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