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Matthew 25:34-46
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 foundation
of the world. For I was hungry and you gave
me food, I was thirsty and you gave me
drink, a stranger and you welcomed me,
naked
and you clothed me, ill and you cared for
me, in prison and you visited me.'
Then the
righteous will answer him and say, 'Lord,
when did we see you hungry and feed you, or
thirsty and give you drink? When did we see
you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and
clothe you? When did we see you ill or in
prison, and visit you?'
And the king
will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to
you, whatever you did for one of these least
brothers of mine, you did for me.'
Then he will
say to those on his left, 'Depart from me,
you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared
for the devil and his angels. For I was
hungry and you gave me no food, I was
thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger
and you gave me no welcome, naked and you
gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and
you did not care for me.'
Then they will
answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you
hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or
ill or in prison, and not minister to your
needs?'
He will answer
them, 'Amen, I say to you, what you did not
do for one of these least ones, you did not
do for me.'
And these will
go off to eternal punishment, but the
righteous to eternal life." |
