God’s Word Translation
Matthew 25:35
35I 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 into your home.
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 put the sheep on his right but the goats on his left. 34“Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, my Father has blessed you! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. 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 into your home. 36I needed clothes, and you gave me something to wear. I was sick, and you took care of me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’ 37“Then the people who have God’s approval will reply to him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you or see you thirsty and give you something to drink?
Read all of Matthew 25Matthew 25:35 word by word
ἐπείνασα γὰρ καὶ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν, ἐδίψησα καὶ ἐποτίσατέ με, ξένος ἤμην καὶ συνηγάγετέ με,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- I was an hungredπεινάωpeinaō · to hungerG3983
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- ye gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- meatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
- I was thirstyδιψάωdipsaō · to thirstG1372
- ye gaveποτίζωpotizō · to waterG4222
- I wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- a strangerξένοςxenos · foreignG3581
- ye tookσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
Cross-references for Matthew 25:35
- Matthew 25:40“The king will answer them, ‘I can guarantee this truth: Whatever you did for one of my brothers or sisters, no matter how unimportant ⌞they seemed⌟, you did for me.’
- Matthew 10:40“The person who welcomes you welcomes me, and the person who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.
- Matthew 26:11You will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me with you.
- Deuteronomy 15:7This is what you must do whenever there are poor Israelites in one of your cities in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
- Job 29:13I received a blessing from the dying. I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
- Job 31:16“If I have refused the requests of the poor or made a widow’s eyes stop ⌞looking for help⌟,
- Psalms 112:5All goes well for the person who is generous and lends willingly. He earns an honest living.
- Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first and best part of all your income.
- Proverbs 11:24One person spends freely and yet grows richer, while another holds back what he owes and yet grows poorer.
- Proverbs 14:21Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to humble people.
- Proverbs 19:17Whoever has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his good deed.
- Proverbs 22:9Whoever is generous will be blessed because he has shared his food with the poor.
- Ecclesiastes 11:1Throw your bread on the surface of the water, because you will find it again after many days.
- Isaiah 58:7Share your food with the hungry, take the poor and homeless into your house, and cover them with clothes when you see ⌞them⌟ naked. Don’t refuse to help your relatives.
- Ezekiel 18:7He doesn’t oppress anyone. He returns what a borrower gives him as security for a loan. He doesn’t rob anyone. He gives food to people who are hungry, and he gives clothes to those who are naked.
- Daniel 4:27“That is why, Your Majesty, my best advice is that you stop sinning, and do what is right. Stop committing the same errors, and have pity on the poor. Maybe you can prolong 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
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