Matthew 25:45
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?’
Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
- KJV
- Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
- WEB
- “Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’
- ASV
- Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me.
- DARBY
- Then shall he answer them saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have not done it to one of these least, neither have ye done it to me.
- BLB
- Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you⁺, inasmuch as you⁺ did not do [it] to one of the least of these, you⁺ did not do [it] to Me.’
- ÅB
- Da skal han svare dem: ‘I sannhet sier jeg dere at det dere ikke har gjort imot en av disse minste, det har dere heller ikke gjort imot meg.’
- OTB
- Han skal svare: 'Sannelig, jeg sier dere, alt dere ikke gjorde mot en av disse minste, gjorde dere ikke mot meg.'
- B1930
- Da skal han svare dem og si: Sannelig sier jeg eder: Hvad I ikke har gjort imot en av disse minste, det har I heller ikke gjort imot mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
Read in contextProverbs 17:5
He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
Read in contextMatthew 25:40
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.’
Read in contextProverbs 14:31
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
Read in contextActs 9:5
“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
Read in context1 John 3:12–20
Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
Read in context1 John 5:1–3
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
Read in contextPsalms 105:15
“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
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