Passage
Matthew 25.45
45. 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. (ASV)Book: Matthew · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV
43. 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. 44. Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45. 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.
- And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life. (Matthew 25:43-46, ASV)
WEB
43. 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.’ 44. “Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn’t help you?’
45. “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.’
- These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” (Matthew 25:43-46, WEB)
KJV
43. 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. 44. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45. 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.
- And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. (Matthew 25:43-46, KJV)
YLT
43. 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. 44. 'Then shall they answer, they also, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or infirm, or in prison, and we did not minister to thee?
45. '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.
- And these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during.' (Matthew 25:43-46, YLT)
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Setting
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Theological reading
Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.
Key words
Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.
- None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.
Quoted in
Arguments and defeaters:
- Argument from Sanctity, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Argument from the Hospitality-Stranger Convergence, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Atheism Cannot Justify Compassion, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Harm-Reduction Cannot Ground Morality (Defeater), via Matthew 25.31-46
- Hell as Eternal Torment Objection Defeater, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Inherited Guilt and Visiting Iniquity Objection Defeater, via Matthew 25.31-46
- OT vs NT God Objection Defeater, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Paul Invented Christianity Objection Defeater, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Quran Confirms Jesus is God Argument, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Why Doesn't God Feed Starving Children Objection Defeater
Concepts:
- Atheism, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Christ is God, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Christianity, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Christology, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Christs Deity, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Divine Wipeouts and Their Justification, via Matthew 25.41-46
- Eschatology, via Matthew 25.31-46
- God is Impossible Paradox Cluster, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Hell as Eternal Torment Objection, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Hell in Judaism and Islam, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Jesus Said, via Matthew 25
- Lesson 2.4, Christology in One Lesson, via Matthew 25.31-46
- New Age Spiritualism, via Matthew 25.31-46
- OT vs NT God Objection, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Salvation of the Unevangelized, via Matthew 25.31-46
- Son of Man Title, via Matthew 25.31-46
People:
Lexicon:
- G0932 - basileia, via Matthew 25.31-46
- G2920 - krisis, via Matthew 25.31-46
- G3952 - parousia, via Matthew 25.31-46
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Notes
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Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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