Matthew 25:43
New International Version
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.’

New Living Translation
I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’

English Standard Version
I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’

Berean Standard Bible
I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

Berean Literal Bible
I was a stranger, and You did not take Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick and in prison, and you did not visit Me.'

King James Bible
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

New King James Version
I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

New American Standard Bible
I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’

NASB 1995
I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’

NASB 1977
I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’

Legacy Standard Bible
I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’

Amplified Bible
I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me [with help and ministering care].’

Christian Standard Bible
I was a stranger and you didn’t take me in; I was naked and you didn’t clothe me, sick and in prison and you didn’t take care of me.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I was a stranger and you didn’t take Me in; I was naked and you didn’t clothe Me, sick and in prison and you didn’t take care of Me.’

American Standard Version
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
I was a stranger and you did not take me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe me. I was sick, and in prison and you did not take care of me.'

Contemporary English Version
I was a stranger, but you did not welcome me, and I was naked, but you did not give me any clothes to wear. I was sick and in jail, but you did not take care of me."

Douay-Rheims Bible
I was a stranger, and you took me not in: naked, and you covered me not: sick and in prison, and you did not visit me.

English Revised Version
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I was a stranger, and you didn't take me into your homes. I needed clothes, and you didn't give me anything to wear. I was sick and in prison, and you didn't take care of me.'

Good News Translation
I was a stranger but you would not welcome me in your homes, naked but you would not clothe me; I was sick and in prison but you would not take care of me.'

International Standard Version
I was a stranger, and you didn't welcome me. I was naked, and you didn't clothe me. I was sick and in prison, and you didn't visit me.'

Literal Standard Version
I was a stranger, and you did not receive Me; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick and in prison, and you did not look after Me.

Majority Standard Bible
I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

New American Bible
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.’

NET Bible
I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'

New Revised Standard Version
I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’

New Heart English Bible
I was a stranger, and you did not take me in; naked, and you did not clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.'

Webster's Bible Translation
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

Weymouth New Testament
when homeless, you gave me no welcome; ill-clad, you clothed me not; sick or in prison, you visited me not.'

World English Bible
I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’

Young's Literal Translation
a stranger I was, and ye did not receive me; naked, and ye put not around me; infirm, and in prison, and ye did not look after me.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Sheep and the Goats
42For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ 44And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’…

Cross References
Matthew 25:36
I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.'

Matthew 25:42
For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,

Matthew 25:44
And they too will reply, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?'


Treasury of Scripture

I was a stranger, and you took me not in: naked, and you clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and you visited me not.

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Clothe Clothed Clothes Clothing Homeless Ill Ill-Clad Infirm Invite Naked Needed Prison Receive Sick Stranger Visit Visited Wandering Welcome
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Matthew 25
1. The parable of the ten virgins,
14. and of the talents.
31. Also the description of the last judgment.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
I was
ἤμην (ēmēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

a stranger
ξένος (xenos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3581: Apparently a primary word; foreign; by implication, a guest or entertainer.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

you did not take Me in,
συνηγάγετέ (synēgagete)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4863: From sun and ago; to lead together, i.e. Collect or convene; specially, to entertain.

[I was] naked
γυμνὸς (gymnos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1131: Rarely: stark-naked; generally: wearing only the under-garment; bare, open, manifest; mere. Of uncertain affinity; nude.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

you did not clothe
περιεβάλετέ (periebalete)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4016: From peri and ballo; to throw all around, i.e. Invest.

Me,
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

[I was] sick
ἀσθενὴς (asthenēs)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 772: (lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick. Strengthless.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

prison
φυλακῇ (phylakē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5438: From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

you did not visit
ἐπεσκέψασθέ (epeskepsasthe)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1980: To look upon, visit, look out, select.

Me.’
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.


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