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Thenτότεthe righteousοἱ δίκαιοιwill answerἀποκριθήσονταιhim,αὐτῷsaying,λέγοντες‘Lord,Κύριεwhenπότεdid we seeεἴδομενyouσεhungryπεινῶνταandκαὶfeed you,ἐθρέψαμενorἢthirstyδιψῶνταandκαὶgive you drink?ἐποτίσαμεν
Matthew 25:37
Study it in the app“Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:37, word by word
- Thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- the righteousδίκαιοιdikaioi
righteous
One who lives well, as God wants.
Where else “dikaioi” appears- will answerἀποκριθήσονταιapokrithēsontai
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokrithēsontai” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- ‘LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- whenπότεpote
when?
When? "How long?".
Where else “pote” appears- did we seeεἴδομενeidomen
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eidomen” appears- hungryπεινῶνταpeinōnta
be hungry
To feel in the body the lack of food.
Where else “peinōnta” appears- feed youἐθρέψαμενethrepsamen
feed
To provide food, keep alive; also rear or make plump.
Where else “ethrepsamen” appears- thirstyδιψῶνταdipsōnta
thirst
Be thirsty; long for something.
Where else “dipsōnta” appears- give you drinkἐποτίσαμενepotisamen
give a drink
To hand another something to drink.
Where else “epotisamen” appears
The context
36naked, and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to me.’
37 · This verse (above)
38And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?
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?