Matthew 25:36
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,
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?
38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
- KJV
- Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
- WEB
- I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me.’
- ASV
- naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
- DARBY
- naked, and ye clothed me; I was ill, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.
- BLB
- [I was] naked, and you⁺ clothed Me; I was ailing, and you⁺ visited Me; I was in prison, and you⁺ came to Me.’
- ÅB
- jeg var naken, og dere kledde meg; jeg var syk, og dere så til meg; jeg var i fengsel, og dere kom til meg.’
- OTB
- Jeg trengte klær, og dere kledde meg, jeg var syk, og dere tok dere av meg, jeg var i fengsel, og dere besøkte meg.'
- B1930
- jeg var naken, og I klædde mig; jeg var syk, og I så til mig; jeg var i fengsel, og I kom til mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 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 contextJames 5:14–15
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
Read in contextHebrews 13:3
Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
Read in context2 Timothy 1:16–18
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
Read in contextJames 2:14–16
What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
Read in contextActs 20:35
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Read in contextHebrews 10:34
You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
Read in contextJob 31:19–20
if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
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