Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ New Living Translation “And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.’ English Standard Version Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ Berean Standard Bible Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’ Berean Literal Bible Then He will answer them, saying, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, neither did you to Me.' King James Bible Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. New King James Version Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ New American Standard Bible Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for Me, either.’ NASB 1995 “Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ NASB 1977 “Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ Legacy Standard Bible Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ Amplified Bible Then He will reply to them, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these [my followers], you did not do it for Me.’ Christian Standard Bible “Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ Holman Christian Standard Bible “Then He will answer them, I assure you: Whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me either.’ American Standard Version Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Then he will answer and he will say to them, 'Amen, I say to you, as much as you have not done to one of these little ones, neither have you done that to me.' Contemporary English Version The king will say to them, "Whenever you failed to help any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you failed to do it for me." Douay-Rheims Bible Then he shall answer them, saying: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me. English Revised Version Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me. GOD'S WORD® Translation "He will answer them, 'I can guarantee this truth: Whatever you failed to do for one of my brothers or sisters, no matter how unimportant [they seemed], you failed to do for me.' Good News Translation The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you refused to help one of these least important ones, you refused to help me.' International Standard Version Then he will say to them, 'I tell all of you with certainty, since you didn't do it for one of the least important of these, you didn't do it for me.' Literal Standard Version Then will He answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as you did [it] not to one of these, the least, you did [it] not to Me. Majority Standard Bible Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’ New American Bible 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.’ NET Bible Then he will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.' New Revised Standard Version Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ New Heart English Bible "Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly I tell you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.' Webster's Bible Translation Then will he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. Weymouth New Testament "But he will reply, "'In solemn truth I tell you that in so far as you withheld such services from one of the humblest of these, you withheld them from me.' World English Bible “Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’ Young's Literal Translation Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these, the least, ye did it not to me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Sheep and the Goats…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?’ 45Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’ 46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”… Cross References Matthew 10:41 Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward. Matthew 25:40 And the King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.' 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?' Matthew 25:46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." 1 Corinthians 8:12 By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. Treasury of Scripture Then shall he answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me. Inasmuch. Matthew 25:40 And 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. Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. Numbers 24:9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. Jump to Previous Extent Far Humblest Inasmuch Least Services Solemn Truth Verily WithheldJump to Next Extent Far Humblest Inasmuch Least Services Solemn Truth Verily WithheldMatthew 25 1. The parable of the ten virgins,14. and of the talents. 31. Also the description of the last judgment. Verse 45. - Inasmuch as, etc. The Judge at once disallows all such pleas. He exacts nothing which any good man, Christian or not, might not have done. As before, identifying himself with the human race, he shows that, in neglecting to perform acts of mercifulness and charity to the afflicted, they disregarded him, despised him. dishonoured him. One of the least of these. He adds not "brethren," as above (ver. 40), because the evil acknowledge no such brotherhood; they live for self alone, they own not their real relation to the whole family of man. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek ThenΤότε (Tote) Adverb Strong's 5119: Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that. [the King] will answer, ἀποκριθήσεται (apokrithēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. ‘Truly Ἀμὴν (Amēn) Hebrew Word Strong's 281: Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely. I tell λέγω (legō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. you, ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. whatever ἐφ’ (eph’) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. you did not do ἐποιήσατε (epoiēsate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. for one ἑνὶ (heni) Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. of the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. least ἐλαχίστων (elachistōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural - Superlative Strong's 1646: Superlative of elachus; used as equivalent to mikros; least. of these, τούτων (toutōn) Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. you did not do ἐποιήσατε (epoiēsate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. for Me.’ ἐμοὶ (emoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Links Matthew 25:45 NIVMatthew 25:45 NLT Matthew 25:45 ESV Matthew 25:45 NASB Matthew 25:45 KJV Matthew 25:45 BibleApps.com Matthew 25:45 Biblia Paralela Matthew 25:45 Chinese Bible Matthew 25:45 French Bible Matthew 25:45 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 25:45 Then he will answer them saying 'Most (Matt. Mat Mt) |
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