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Andκαὶthe Kingὁ βασιλεὺςwill answerἀποκριθεὶςand sayἐρεῖto them,αὐτοῖς‘TrulyἈμὴνI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνas much asἐφ’ ὅσονyou did itἐποιήσατεto oneἑνὶof theseτούτωνleastτῶν ἐλαχίστωνbrothersτῶν ἀδελφῶνof mine,μουyou did itἐποιήσατεto me.’ἐμοὶ
Matthew 25:40
Study it in the app“And 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.’”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:40, word by word
- the Kingβασιλεὺςbasileus
king
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basileus” appears- will answerἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokritheis” appears- and sayἐρεῖerei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “erei” appears- ‘TrulyἈμὴνAmēn
truly
"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.
Where else “Amēn” appears- you did itἐποιήσατεepoiēsate
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsate” appears- to oneἑνὶheni
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “heni” appears- leastἐλαχίστωνelachistōn
least, smallest
Least, smallest, the lowest in size or importance.
Where else “elachistōn” appears- brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōn
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphōn” appears
The context
39And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’
40 · This verse (above)
41Then he will say also to those at the left, ‘Go from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
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?