Matthew 25:
31 - 46
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| 31 |
"When the Son of man comes in his glory, and
all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
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| 32 |
Before him will be gathered all the nations,
and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep
from the goats, |
| 33 |
and he will place the sheep at his right
hand, but the goats at the left. |
| 34 |
Then the King will say to those at his right
hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world; |
| 35 |
for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was
thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
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| 36 |
I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick
and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' |
| 37 |
Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord,
when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink?
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| 38 |
And when did we see thee a stranger and
welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? |
| 39 |
And when did we see thee sick or in prison
and visit thee?' |
| 40 |
And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say
to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to
me.' |
| 41 |
Then he will say to those at his left hand,
`Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and
his angels; |
| 42 |
for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I
was thirsty and you gave me no drink, |
| 43 |
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.'
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| 44 |
Then they also will answer, `Lord, when did
we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and
did not minister to thee?' |
| 45 |
Then he will answer them, `Truly, I say to
you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.'
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| 46 |
And they will go away into eternal
punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." |
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