Matthew 25:31-46

The Judgment of the Sheep and the Goats

31 Now when the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

32 And 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.

33 And he will place the sheep on his right and the goats on the left.

34 Then 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!

35 For 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,

36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you cared for me, I 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 something] to drink?

38 And 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?'

40 And 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.'

41 Then 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!

42 For I was hungry and you did not give me [anything] to eat, I was thirsty and you did not give me [anything] to drink,

43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not care for me.'

44 Then they will also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and not serve you?'

45 Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do [it] to one of the least of these, you did not do [it] to me.'

46 And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

Footnotes

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• [g] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("will answer") has been translated as a finite verb
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