for I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you took me in.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 25:35 in context
Matthew 25:32–38
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Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33
He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34
Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
35
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for I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you took me in.
36
I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me.’
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“Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink?
38
When did we see you as a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you?
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