Matthew 25:34-40

34 Then ¹the King will say to ²those on his right, ‘Come, you ³who are blessed by my Father, ⁴inherit ⁵the kingdom ⁶prepared for you ⁷from the foundation of the world.

35 For ⁸I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you ⁹gave me drink, ¹⁰I was a stranger and you welcomed me,

36 ¹¹I was naked and you clothed me, ¹²I was sick and you ¹³visited me, ¹⁴I was in prison and you came to me. ’

37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?

38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?

39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you? ’

40 And ¹⁵the King will answer them, ¹⁶‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these ¹⁷my brothers, ^[a] you did it to me. ’

Cross References

• 1. 25:34 ver. 40; Luke 19:38; Rev. 17:14; 19:16; [Isa. 6:5]
• 2. 25:34 1 Kgs. 2:19; Ps. 45:9; 110:1
• 3. 25:34 [Ps. 37:22; Isa. 65:23; Eph. 1:3]
• 4. 25:34 ch. 19:29; Rev. 21:7
• 5. 25:34 Luke 12:32; 22:29
• 6. 25:34 ch. 20:23; [1 Cor. 2:9; Heb. 11:16]
• 7. 25:34 See ch. 13:35
• 8. 25:35 Isa. 58:7; Ezek. 18:7, 16; [James 2:15, 16]
• 9. 25:35 ch. 10:42
• 10. 25:35 Job 31:32; Rom. 12:13; Heb. 13:1, 2; 3 John 5
• 11. 25:36 [See ver. 35 above]
• 12. 25:36 [Luke 10:33, 34]
• 13. 25:36 James 1:27
• 14. 25:36 2 Tim. 1:16; [Heb. 10:34; 13:3]
• 15. 25:40 ver. 34
• 16. 25:40 See ch. 10:40, 42
• 17. 25:40 ch. 28:10; John 20:17; Rom. 8:29; Heb. 2:11; [ch. 12:50]

Footnotes

• [a] 25:40 Or 'brothers and sisters'