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Andδέwhenπότεdid we seeεἴδομενyouσεa strangerξένονandκαὶwelcome you,συνηγάγομενorἢnakedγυμνὸνandκαὶclothe you?περιεβάλομεν
Matthew 25:38
Study it in the app“And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:38, word by word
- 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- a strangerξένονxenon
stranger
Someone from another land or foreign to the place; or something unknown.
Where else “xenon” appears- welcome youσυνηγάγομενsynēgagomen
welcome
To take a stranger into your home.
Where else “synēgagomen” appears- nakedγυμνὸνgymnon
naked
Without clothes, or almost.
Where else “gymnon” appears- clothe youπεριεβάλομενperiebalomen
clothe, put around
Clothe, put a garment around; dress oneself.
Where else “periebalomen” appears
The context
37Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?
38 · This verse (above)
39And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to 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?