Matthew 25:36

Matthew 25:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
• New International Version (NIV)I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

Context of Matthew 25:36

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. 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. I 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? 38When did we see you as a stranger and take you into our homes or see you in need of clothes and give you something to wear?

Matthew 25:36 word by word

γυμνὸς καὶ περιεβάλετέ με, ἠσθένησα καὶ ἐπεσκέψασθέ με, ἐν φυλακῇ ἤμην καὶ ἤλθατε πρός με.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nakedγυμνόςgumnos · nakedG1131
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ye clothedπεριβάλλωperiballō · to clotheG4016
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• I was sickἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770
• ye visitedἐπισκέπτομαιepiskeptomai · to visit/care forG1980
• I wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438
• ye cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314

Cross-references for Matthew 25:36

• Job 31:19If I have seen anyone die because he had no clothes or a poor person going naked….
• Luke 3:11He answered them, “Whoever has two shirts should share with the person who doesn’t have any. Whoever has food should share it too.”
• James 2:14My brothers and sisters, what good does it do if someone claims to have faith but doesn’t do any good things? Can this kind of faith save him?
• Matthew 25:43I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me into your homes. I needed clothes, and you didn’t give me anything to wear. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t take care of me.’
• Ezekiel 34:4You have not strengthened those that were weak, healed those that were sick, or bandaged those that were injured. You have not brought back those that strayed away or looked for those that were lost. You have ruled them harshly and violently.
• Acts 20:35I have given you an example that by working hard like this we should help the weak. We should remember the words that the Lord Jesus said, ‘Giving gifts is more satisfying than receiving them.’ ”
• Acts 28:8His father happened to be sick in bed. He was suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went to him, prayed, placed his hands on him, and made him well.
• James 1:27Pure, unstained religion, according to God our Father, is to take care of orphans and widows when they suffer and to remain uncorrupted by this world.
• James 5:14If you are sick, call for the church leaders. Have them pray for you and anoint you with olive oil in the name of the Lord.
• Philippians 4:10The Lord has filled me with joy because you again showed interest in me. You were interested but did not have an opportunity to show it.
• 2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord be merciful to the family of Onesiphorus. He often took care of my needs and wasn’t ashamed that I was a prisoner.
• Hebrews 10:34You suffered with prisoners. You were cheerful even though your possessions were stolen, since you know that you have a better and more permanent possession.
• Hebrews 13:3Remember those in prison as if you were in prison with them. Remember those who are mistreated as if you were being mistreated.

Commentaries on Matthew 25:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36I was sick, and ye visited me - Relieving the strangers, and visiting the sick, were in high estimation among the Jews. One of their sayings on this head is worthy of notice: "He who neglects to visit the sick is like him who has shed blood." That is, as he has neglected, when it was in his power, to preserve life, he is as guilty in the sight of the Lord as he is who has committed murder. See Kypke in loco.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. 3636. Naked ... sick ... prison, and ye came unto me.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 25:36

• Afflicted
• Afflictions and Adversities
• Beneficence
• Commandments
• Duty
• Hospitality
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Kindness
• Liberality
• Love
• Neighbor
• Opportunity
• Poor
• Prisoners
• Reward
• Sick, the
• Unfaithfulness
• Works

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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