Matthew 25:31–41

The Judgment of the Sheep and the Goats

³¹Now when the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. ³²And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. ³³And he will place 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 prepared for you from the foundation of the world! 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 welcomed me as a guest, ³⁶I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you cared for me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ ³⁷Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,^* or thirsty and give you something^* to drink? ³⁸And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you^* as a guest, or naked and clothe you?^{* 39}And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ ⁴⁰And the king will answer and^* say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, in as much as you did it^* to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it^* to me.’ ⁴¹Then he will also say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!