Focused Passage

Matthew 25:31-46

Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man

Matthew 25 moves from the need for prepared watchfulness in the delayed arrival of the bridegroom, to accountable stewardship during the master’s absence, to the final enthroned judgment of the Son of Man over all nations. The progression moves from closed door, to settled accounts, to eternal destinies.

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31When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.

32All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

33He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.

34Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

35For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,

36I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’

37Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?

38When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?

39When did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’

40And 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.’

41Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

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 look after 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?’

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.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 31

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionWhenὍτανG3752ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonυἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularcomesἔλθῃG2064Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulargloryδόξῃG1391Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionallπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluraltheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralangelsἄγγελοιG32Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwithμετ’G3326PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τότεG5119AdverbHe will sitκαθίσειG2523Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularonἐπὶG1909PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulargloriousδόξηςG1391Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularthroneθρόνουG2362Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 32

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-καὶG2532ConjunctionAllπάνταG3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter PluraltheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralnationsἔθνηG1484Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralwill be gatheredσυναχθήσονταιG4863Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralbeforeἔμπροσθενG1715PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe will separateἀφορίσειG873Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the people]αὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralvvvἀπ’G575Prepositionone from anotherἀλλήλωνG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluralasὥσπερG5618Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singulara shepherdποιμὴνG4166Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularseparatesἀφορίζειG873Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralsheepπρόβαταG4263Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralgoatsἐρίφωνG2056Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 33

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-καὶG2532Conjunction-μὲνG3303ConjunctionHe will placeστήσειG2476Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralsheepπρόβαταG4263Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralonἐκG1537PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularrightδεξιῶνG1188Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralandδὲG1161ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralgoatsἐρίφιαG2055Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralonἐξG1537Preposition[His] leftεὐωνύμωνG2176Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 34

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ThenΤότεG5119AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularKingΒασιλεὺςG935Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill sayἐρεῖG2046Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto thoseτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralonἐκG1537PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularrightδεξιῶνG1188Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralComeΔεῦτεG1205Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Pluralyou who areοἱG3588Article - Vocative Masculine PluralblessedεὐλογημένοιG2127Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Vocative Masculine PluralbyτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularFatherΠατρόςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularinheritκληρονομήσατεG2816Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείανG932Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularpreparedἡτοιμασμένηνG2090Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singularfor youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralfromἀπὸG575Preposition[the] foundationκαταβολῆςG2602Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof [the] worldκόσμουG2889Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 35

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionI was hungryἐπείνασαG3983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou gaveἐδώκατέG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular[something] to eatφαγεῖνG5315Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveI was thirstyἐδίψησαG1372Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singularyou gave Me [something] to drinkἐποτίσατέG4222Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralI wasἤμηνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singulara strangerξένοςG3581Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou took Me inσυνηγάγετέG4863Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .μεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 36

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[I was] nakedγυμνὸςG1131Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou clothedπεριεβάλετέG4016Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularI was sickἠσθένησαG770Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou looked afterἐπεσκέψασθέG1980Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularI wasἤμηνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionprisonφυλακῇG5438Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou visitedἤλθατεG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .πρόςG4314PrepositionMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 37

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ThenΤότεG5119AdverbtheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralrighteousδίκαιοιG1342Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill answerἀποκριθήσονταιG611Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-λέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularwhenπότεG4219Conjunctiondid we seeεἴδομενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralYouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularhungryπεινῶνταG3983Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionfeed [You]ἐθρέψαμενG5142Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralorG2228ConjunctionthirstyδιψῶνταG1372Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiongive [You] something to drinkἐποτίσαμενG4222Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Verse 38

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-δέG1161ConjunctionWhenπότεG4219Conjunctiondid we seeεἴδομενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralYouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singulara strangerξένονG3581Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiontake [You] inσυνηγάγομενG4863Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralorG2228ConjunctionnakedγυμνὸνG1131Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionclothe [You]περιεβάλομενG4016Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Verse 39

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-δέG1161ConjunctionWhenπότεG4219Conjunctiondid we seeεἴδομενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralYouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularsickἀσθενοῦνταG770Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionprisonφυλακῇG5438Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvisitἤλθομενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural. . .πρόςG4314PrepositionYouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Verse 40

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AndΚαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularKingΒασιλεὺςG935Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvἀποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularwill replyἐρεῖG2046Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralTrulyἈμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralwhateverἐφ’G1909Preposition. . .ὅσονG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularyou didἐποιήσατεG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralfor oneἑνὶG1520Adjective - Dative Masculine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralleastἐλαχίστωνG1646Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural - Superlativeof theseτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφῶνG80Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralof MineμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singularyou didἐποιήσατεG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralfor MeἐμοὶG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Verse 41

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ThenΤότεG5119Adverb-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe will sayἐρεῖG2046Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto thoseτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralonἐξG1537Preposition[His] leftεὐωνύμωνG2176Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralDepartΠορεύεσθεG4198Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Pluralfromἀπ’G575PrepositionMeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular[you] whoοἱG3588Article - Vocative Masculine Pluralare cursedκατηραμένοιG2672Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Vocative Masculine PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulareternalαἰώνιονG166Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularfireπῦρG4442Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularpreparedἡτοιμασμένονG2090Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singularfor theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingulardevilδιαβόλῳG1228Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralangelsἀγγέλοιςG32Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 42

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionI was hungryἐπείνασαG3983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou gaveἐδώκατέG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularnothingοὐκG3756Adverbto eatφαγεῖνG5315Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active-(καὶ)G2532ConjunctionI was thirstyἐδίψησαG1372Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou gave Me nothing to drinkἐποτίσατέG4222Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .οὐκG3756Adverb. . .μεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 43

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I wasἤμηνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singulara strangerξένοςG3581Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverbyou did not take Me inσυνηγάγετέG4863Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .μεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular[I was] nakedγυμνὸςG1131Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverbyou did not clotheπεριεβάλετέG4016Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular[I was] sickἀσθενὴςG772Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionprisonφυλακῇG5438Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐκG3756Adverbyou did not look afterἐπεσκέψασθέG1980Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 44

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AndΤότεG5119AdverbtheyαὐτοὶG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person PluraltooκαὶG2532Conjunctionwill replyἀποκριθήσονταιG611Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural-λέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularwhenπότεG4219Conjunctiondid we seeεἴδομενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralYouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularhungryπεινῶνταG3983Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctionthirstyδιψῶνταG1372Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularorG2228Conjunctiona strangerξένονG3581Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctionnakedγυμνὸνG1131Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctionsickἀσθενῆG772Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionprisonφυλακῇG5438Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverbdid not ministerδιηκονήσαμένG1247Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralto YouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular
Verse 45

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ThenΤότεG5119Adverb[the King] will answerἀποκριθήσεταιG611Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularTrulyἈμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralwhateverἐφ’G1909Preposition. . .ὅσονG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbyou did not doἐποιήσατεG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralfor oneἑνὶG1520Adjective - Dative Masculine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralleastἐλαχίστωνG1646Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural - Superlativeof theseτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluralvvvοὐδὲG3761Adverbyou did not doἐποιήσατεG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralfor MeἐμοὶG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Verse 46

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AndΚαὶG2532ConjunctiontheyοὗτοιG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill go awayἀπελεύσονταιG565Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositioneternalαἰώνιονG166Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularpunishmentκόλασινG2851Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralrighteousδίκαιοιG1342Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositioneternalαἰώνιονG166Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeζωὴνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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