# Matthew 25.45
**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/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?
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> **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.**
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> 46. And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life. (Matthew 25:43-46, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/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?’
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> **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.’**
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> 46. These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” (Matthew 25:43-46, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/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?
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> **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.**
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> 46. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. (Matthew 25:43-46, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/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?
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> **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.**
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> 46. And these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during.' (Matthew 25:43-46, YLT)
## Setting
- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_
## 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](/codex/argument-from-sanctity/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Argument from the Hospitality-Stranger Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-hospitality-stranger-convergence/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Atheism Cannot Justify Compassion](/codex/atheism-cannot-justify-compassion/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Harm-Reduction Cannot Ground Morality (Defeater)](/codex/harm-reduction-cannot-ground-morality-defeater/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Hell as Eternal Torment Objection Defeater](/codex/hell-as-eternal-torment-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Inherited Guilt and Visiting Iniquity Objection Defeater](/codex/inherited-guilt-and-visiting-iniquity-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [OT vs NT God Objection Defeater](/codex/ot-vs-nt-god-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Paul Invented Christianity Objection Defeater](/codex/paul-invented-christianity-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Quran Confirms Jesus is God Argument](/codex/quran-confirms-jesus-is-god-argument/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Why Doesn't God Feed Starving Children Objection Defeater](/codex/why-doesnt-god-feed-starving-children-objection-defeater/)
**Concepts:**
- [Atheism](/codex/atheism/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Christ is God](/codex/christ-is-god/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Christology](/codex/christology/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Christs Deity](/codex/christs-deity/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Divine Wipeouts and Their Justification](/codex/divine-wipeouts-and-their-justification/), via [Matthew 25.41-46](/codex/matthew-25-41-46/)
- [Eschatology](/codex/eschatology/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [God is Impossible Paradox Cluster](/codex/god-is-impossible-paradox-cluster/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Hell as Eternal Torment Objection](/codex/hell-as-eternal-torment-objection/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Hell in Judaism and Islam](/codex/hell-in-judaism-and-islam/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 25](/codex/matthew-25/)
- [Lesson 2.4, Christology in One Lesson](/codex/lesson-2-4-christology-in-one-lesson/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [New Age Spiritualism](/codex/new-age-spiritualism/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [OT vs NT God Objection](/codex/ot-vs-nt-god-objection/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Salvation of the Unevangelized](/codex/salvation-of-the-unevangelized/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [Son of Man Title](/codex/son-of-man-title/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
**People:**
- [Mother Teresa of Calcutta](/codex/mother-teresa-of-calcutta/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
**Lexicon:**
- [G0932 - basileia](/codex/g0932-basileia/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [G2920 - krisis](/codex/g2920-krisis/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
- [G3952 - parousia](/codex/g3952-parousia/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
**Guides:**
- [Ris3n Arguments](/codex/ris3n-arguments/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/)
## Notes
_Your annotations._
## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/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.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.