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I wasἤμηνa strangerξένοςandκαὶyou did notοὐwelcomeσυνηγάγετέme;μεnaked,γυμνὸςandκαὶyou did notοὐclotheπεριεβάλετέme;μεsickἀσθενὴςandκαὶinἐνprison,φυλακῇandκαὶyou did notοὐκvisitἐπεσκέψασθέme.’με
Matthew 25:43
Study it in the app“I was a stranger and you did not welcome me; naked, and you did not clothe me; sick and in prison, and you did not visit me.’”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:43, word by word
- I wasἤμηνēmēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēmēn” appears- a strangerξένοςxenos
stranger
Someone from another land or foreign to the place; or something unknown.
Where else “xenos” appears- welcomeσυνηγάγετέsynēgagete
welcome
To take a stranger into your home.
Where else “synēgagete” appears- nakedγυμνὸςgymnos
naked
Without clothes, or almost.
Where else “gymnos” appears- clotheπεριεβάλετέperiebalete
clothe, put around
Clothe, put a garment around; dress oneself.
Where else “periebalete” appears- sickἀσθενὴςasthenēs
sick
Having a body that is unwell and in need of healing.
Where else “asthenēs” appears- prisonφυλακῇphylakēi
prison
The place where prisoners are shut in.
Where else “phylakēi” appears- visitἐπεσκέψασθέepeskepsasthe
visit
To go see someone and care for them.
Where else “epeskepsasthe” appears
The context
42For I was hungry and you did not give me anything to eat; I was thirsty and you did not give me drink;
43 · This verse (above)
44Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not serve 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?