Matthew 25:42

40 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.’

41 Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,

43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

44 And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’

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 nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,
KJV
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
WEB
for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;
ASV
for I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;
DARBY
for I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me not to drink;
BLB
For I hungered, and you⁺ did not give to Me to eat; and I thirsted, and you⁺ did not give Me to drink;
ÅB
For jeg var sulten, og dere gav gav meg ikke å spise; jeg var tørst, og dere gav meg ikke å drikke;
OTB
For da jeg var sulten, ga dere meg ikke noe å spise, da jeg var tørst, ga dere meg ikke noe å drikke,
B1930
For jeg var hungrig, og I gav gav mig ikke å ete; jeg var tørst, og I gav mig ikke å drikke;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • James 2:15–24

    Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

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  • 1 Corinthians 16:22

    If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!

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  • 2 Thessalonians 1:8

    in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

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  • John 5:23

    so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

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  • Matthew 12:30

    He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

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  • John 14:21

    Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

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  • John 8:42–44

    Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.

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  • 1 John 4:20

    If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

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