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

Read in Logos

Matthew 25:40: And the King will answer them, ‛Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

Footnotes

•The Greek word adelphoi can be used as a reference to males only or to groups that include males and females. It is the context of each usage that determines the proper meaning.

Cross references

z25:35–36 Jb 31:32; Is 58:7; Ezk 18:7; 2Tm 1:16; Heb 13:2; Jms 1:27; 2:15–16
a25:40 Pr 19:17; Mt 10:42; 25:34; Heb 6:10
b25:41 Mt 7:23; 13:40, 42; Mk 9:48; 2Pt 2:4; Jd 6–7
c25:45 Pr 14:31; 17:5; Ac 9:5
d25:46 Dn 12:2; Jn 5:21; Ac 24:15; Rm 2:7