Matthew 25:45

Matthew 25:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
• New International Version (NIV)“He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’

Context of Matthew 25:45

43I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’ 44And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’ 46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Matthew 25:45 word by word

Τότε ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτοῖς λέγων· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν· ἐφ᾽ ὅσον οὐκ ἐποιήσατε ἑνὶ τούτων τῶν ἐλαχίστων, οὐδὲ ἐμοὶ ἐποιήσατε.Read the interlinear

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• will answerἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• will answerαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·λέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Trulyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• youσύsu · youG4771
• whateverἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• whateverὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• you did not doοὐou · noG3756
• you did not doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• for oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• leastἐλάχιστοςelachistos · leastG1646
• of theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• you did not doοὐδέoude · norG3761
• for Meἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Matthew 25:45

• 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.’
• Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
• Numbers 24:9He crouches, he lies down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
• Psalms 105:15“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
• Proverbs 14:31Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
• Proverbs 17:5He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
• Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
• Zechariah 2:8For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
• John 15:18If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
• Acts 9:5“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
• 1 John 3:12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
• 1 John 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.

Commentaries on Matthew 25:45

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45Inasmuch as ye did it not … - By not doing good to the “followers” of Christ, they showed that they had no real love to Him. By not doing good to the poor and needy, to the stranger and the prisoner, they showed that they had not his spirit, and were not like him, and were unfit for his kingdom. Let it be observed here that the public ground of their condemnation is the neglect of duty, or because “they did it not.” We are not to suppose that they will…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. 31-46This describes the final judgment of which Jesus had been warning (see Matthew 7:13–27; 8:10–12; 11:20–24; 12:38–42; 13:24–30, 36–43; 16:24–28; 24:37–25:30).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 25:45

• Afflicted
• Beneficence
• Commandments
• Duty
• Falsehood
• Hospitality
• Hypocrisy
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Neighbor
• Opportunity
• Poor
• Prisoners
• Reward
• Unfaithfulness
• Works

In the dictionaries

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• Depart
• Hard
• Judgment, The final
• Ought
• Parable
• Prophecy
• Reckon
• Talent
• Thirsty

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