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.
Read in context1 Corinthians 16:22
If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!
Read in context2 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.
Read in contextJohn 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.
Read in contextMatthew 12:30
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
Read in contextJohn 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.”
Read in contextJohn 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.
Read in context1 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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