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 at his right hand and the goats at his left. 34“Then 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 creation of the world. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. 36I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’ 37“Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever 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

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“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’
• Matthew 10:40“Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.
• Matthew 26:11You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.
• Deuteronomy 15:7“But if there are any poor Israelites in your towns when you arrive in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them.
• Job 29:13I helped those without hope, and they blessed me. And I caused the widows’ hearts to sing for joy.
• Job 31:16“Have I refused to help the poor, or crushed the hopes of widows?
• Psalms 112:5Good comes to those who lend money generously and conduct their business fairly.
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce.
• Proverbs 11:24Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.
• Proverbs 14:21It is a sin to belittle one’s neighbor; blessed are those who help the poor.
• Proverbs 19:17If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord— and he will repay you!
• Proverbs 22:9Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Send your grain across the seas, and in time, profits will flow back to you.
• Isaiah 58:7Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.
• Ezekiel 18:7He is a merciful creditor, not keeping the items given as security by poor debtors. He does not rob the poor but instead gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy.
• Daniel 4:27“‘King Nebuchadnezzar, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.’

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