Matthew 25:38

Matthew 25:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
• New International Version (NIV)When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?
• New Living Translation (NLT)Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing?

Context of Matthew 25:38

36I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited 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 drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

Matthew 25:38 word by word

πότε δέ σε εἴδομεν ξένον καὶ συνηγάγομεν ἢ γυμνὸν καὶ περιεβάλομεν;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Whenπότεpote · when?G4219
• saw weὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• a strangerξένοςxenos · foreignG3581
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• tookσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
• orἤē · orG2228
• nakedγυμνόςgumnos · nakedG1131
• clothedπεριβάλλωperiballō · to clotheG4016

Commentaries on Matthew 25:38

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37-39Verses 37-39 Then shall the righteous … - This answer is indicative of humility - a deep sense of their being unworthy such commendation. They will feel that their poor acts of kindness have come so far short of what they should have been that they have no claim to praise or reward. It is not, however, to be supposed that in the day of judgment this will be actually “said” by the righteous, but that this would be a proper expression of their feelings.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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 37-3937-39. Then shall the righteous answer him, &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 25:38

• Afflicted
• Aliens
• Beneficence
• Commandments
• Duty
• Hospitality
• Humility
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Liberality
• Love
• Neighbor
• Opportunity
• Prisoners
• Reward
• Unfaithfulness
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Cry
• 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