Matthew 25:42
40 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:
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
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
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
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If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 1:8
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Read in contextJohn 5:23
That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
Read in contextMatthew 12:30
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
Read in contextJohn 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Read in contextJohn 8:42–44
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Read in context1 John 4:20
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
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