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Andδέwhenπότεdid we seeεἴδομενyouσεsickἀσθενοῦνταorἢinἐνprisonφυλακῇandκαὶcomeἤλθομενtoπρόςyou?’σε
Matthew 25:39
Study it in the app“And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:39, 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- sickἀσθενοῦνταasthenounta
be sick
To be unwell in body, without health, sometimes to the point of death.
Where else “asthenounta” appears- prisonφυλακῇphylakēi
prison
The place where prisoners are shut in.
Where else “phylakēi” appears- comeἤλθομενēlthomen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthomen” appears
The context
38And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?
39 · This verse (above)
40And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I tell you, as much as you did it to one of these least brothers of mine, you did it to me.’
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?