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naked,γυμνὸςandκαὶyou clothedπεριεβάλετέme;μεI was sickἠσθένησαandκαὶyou visitedἐπεσκέψασθέme;μεI wasἤμηνinἐνprisonφυλακῇandκαὶyou cameἤλθατεtoπρόςme.’με
Matthew 25:36
Study it in the app“naked, and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to me.’”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:36, word by word
- nakedγυμνὸςgymnos
naked
Without clothes, or almost.
Where else “gymnos” appears- you clothedπεριεβάλετέperiebalete
clothe, put around
Clothe, put a garment around; dress oneself.
Where else “periebalete” appears- I was sickἠσθένησαēsthenēsa
be sick
To be unwell in body, without health, sometimes to the point of death.
Where else “ēsthenēsa” appears- you visitedἐπεσκέψασθέepeskepsasthe
visit
To go see someone and care for them.
Where else “epeskepsasthe” appears- I wasἤμηνēmēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēmēn” appears- prisonφυλακῇphylakēi
prison
The place where prisoners are shut in.
Where else “phylakēi” appears- you cameἤλθατεēlthate
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthate” appears
The context
35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you welcomed me;
36 · This verse (above)
37Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?
To study Matthew 25 in a group
1. What it says
What difference was there between the wise and the foolish virgins when the bridegroom came (vv. 3–10)?
2. What it means
What does Jesus teach by saying “as much as you did it to one of these my least brothers, you did it to me” (v. 40)?
3. How I live it
The King names simple things: food, water, clothing, a visit (vv. 35–36). To whom could you offer one of them this week?