Matthew 25:31–46

The Sheep and the Goats

³¹“When the ^•Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels ^rswith Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. ^t32All the nations ^uvwill be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. ^w33He will put the sheep on His right and the goats on the left. ³⁴Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom ^xprepared for you from the foundation of the world. ^y

³⁵For I was hungry

and you gave Me something to eat;

I was thirsty

and you gave Me something to drink;

I was a stranger and you took Me in;

³⁶I was naked and you clothed Me;

I was sick and you took care of Me;

I was in prison and you visited Me.’ ^z

³⁷“Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ³⁸When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or without clothes and clothe You? ³⁹When did we see You sick, or in prison, and visit You?’

⁴⁰“And the King will answer them, ‘I assure you: Whatever you did for one of the least of these ^•brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’ ^a41Then He will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels! ^b

⁴²For I was hungry

and you gave Me nothing to eat;

I was thirsty

and you gave Me nothing to drink;

⁴³I was a stranger

and you didn’t take Me in;

I was naked

and you didn’t clothe Me,

sick and in prison

and you didn’t take care of Me.’

⁴⁴“Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or without clothes, or sick, or in prison, and not help You?’

⁴⁵“Then He will answer them, ‘I assure you: Whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me either.’ ^c

⁴⁶“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” ^d