Matthew 25:35

Matthew 25:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
• New International Version (NIV)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 invited me in,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
• New King James Version (NKJV)for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;

Context of Matthew 25:35

33He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His 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. 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 took Me in, 36I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ 37Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?

Matthew 25:35 word by word

ἐπείνασα γὰρ καὶ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν, ἐδίψησα καὶ ἐποτίσατέ με, ξένος ἤμην καὶ συνηγάγετέ με,Read the interlinear

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• I was hungryπεινάωpeinaō · to hungerG3983
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• you gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• Meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• to eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
• I was thirstyδιψάωdipsaō · to thirstG1372
• you gave Me something to drinkποτίζωpotizō · to waterG4222
• I wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a strangerξένοςxenos · foreignG3581
• you took Me inσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863

Cross-references for Matthew 25:35

• Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
• Matthew 10:40He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
• Matthew 26:11The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.
• Deuteronomy 15:7If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
• Job 29:13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
• Job 31:16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
• Psalms 112:5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
• Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
• Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
• Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
• Proverbs 22:9A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
• Isaiah 58:7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
• Ezekiel 18:7He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
• Daniel 4:27Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

Commentaries on Matthew 25:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat - Every thing which is done to a follower of Christ, whether it be good or evil, he considers as done to himself, see Matthew 25:40; Acts 9:4, Acts 9:5; Hebrews 6:10. Of all the fruits of the Spirit, none are mentioned here but those that spring from love, or mercy; because these give men the nearest conformity to God. Jesus had said, Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy; and he here shows how this…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35I was an hungered - The union between Christ and his people is the most tender and endearing of all connections. It is represented by the closest unions of which we have knowledge, John 15:4-6; Ephesians 5:23-32; 1 Corinthians 6:15. This is a union - not physical, but moral; a union of feelings, interests, plans, destiny; or, in other words, he and his people have similar feelings, love the same objects, share the same trials, and inherit the same…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-46Verses 31-46 This is a description of the last judgment. It is as an explanation of the former parables. There is a judgment to come, in which every man shall be sentenced to a state of everlasting happiness, or misery. Christ shall come, not only in the glory of his Father, but in his own glory, as Mediator. The wicked and godly here dwell together, in the same cities, churches, families, and are not always to be known the one from the other; such are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-36The actions mentioned here are often called "deeds of mercy." These were acts of kindness toward those in need (see Isaiah 58:1–12; Ezekiel 18:7; James 1:26–27). These good deeds are not efforts to earn God's approval. Instead, they come from a love for Christ that results in compassion toward others (see Matthew 6:1–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3535. For I was an hungered ... thirsty ... a stranger, &c.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings