Matthew 25:40
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
- KJV
- And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
- WEB
- “The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
- ASV
- And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, [even] these least, ye did it unto me.
- DARBY
- And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.
- BLB
- And answering, the King will say to them, ‘Truly I say to you⁺, inasmuch as you⁺ did [it] to one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you⁺ did [it] to Me.’
- ÅB
- Og kongen skal svare dem: ‘I sannhet sier jeg dere at det dere har gjort imot en av disse minste brødrene mine, det har dere gjort imot meg.’
- OTB
- Kongen skal svare: 'Sannelig, jeg sier dere, alt dere gjorde mot en av disse mine minste brødre og søstre, gjorde dere mot meg.'
- B1930
- Og kongen skal svare og si til dem: Sannelig sier jeg eder: Hvad I har gjort imot en av disse mine minste brødre, det har I gjort imot mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 19:17
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Read in contextProverbs 14:31
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Read in contextMatthew 10:42
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Read in contextMark 9:41
For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
Read in context1 Peter 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Read in contextMatthew 18:5–6
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Read in contextGalatians 5:6
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Read in contextMatthew 10:40
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
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