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

33And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 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: 36Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee 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

• 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 25:40And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
• Matthew 10:40He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
• Matthew 26:11For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
• Deuteronomy 15:7If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which Yhwh thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
• Job 29:13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
• Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
• Psalms 112:5A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
• Proverbs 3:9Honour Yhwh with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
• Proverbs 11:24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
• Proverbs 14:21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
• Proverbs 19:17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Yhwh; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
• Proverbs 22:9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
• Isaiah 58:7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
• Ezekiel 18:7And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
• Daniel 4:27Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

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