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Matthew 25:31-46 NIV
31 "When the Son of Man comes
in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne
in heavenly glory.
32 All the nations will be
gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from
another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33 He will put the sheep on his
right and the goats on his left.
34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you
who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom
prepared for you since the creation of the world.
35 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,
36 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.'
37 "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see
you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
38 When did we see you a
stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
39 When did we see you sick or
in prison and go to visit you?'
40 "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you
did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me,
you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and
his angels.
42 For I was hungry and you
gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to
drink,
43 I was a stranger and you did
not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was
sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
44 "They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry
or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison,
and did not help you?'
45 "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not
do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
46 "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the
righteous to eternal life." |
