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Thenτότεtheyαὐτοὶalsoκαὶwill answer,ἀποκριθήσονταιsaying,λέγοντες‘Lord,Κύριεwhenπότεdid we seeεἴδομενyouσεhungryπεινῶνταorἢthirstyδιψῶνταorἢa strangerξένονorἢnakedγυμνὸνorἢsickἀσθενῆorἢinἐνprison,φυλακῇandκαὶdid notοὐserveδιηκονήσαμένyou?’σοι
Matthew 25:44
Study it in the app“Then 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?’”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:44, word by word
- Thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” 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- thirstyδιψῶνταdipsōnta
thirst
Be thirsty; long for something.
Where else “dipsōnta” appears- a strangerξένονxenon
stranger
Someone from another land or foreign to the place; or something unknown.
Where else “xenon” appears- nakedγυμνὸνgymnon
naked
Without clothes, or almost.
Where else “gymnon” appears- sickἀσθενῆasthenē
sick
Having a body that is unwell and in need of healing.
Where else “asthenē” appears- prisonφυλακῇphylakēi
prison
The place where prisoners are shut in.
Where else “phylakēi” appears- serveδιηκονήσαμένdiēkonēsamen
serve
To take care of others, help with their needs.
Where else “diēkonēsamen” appears
The context
43I 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.’
44 · This verse (above)
45Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I tell you, as much as you did not do it to one of these least, you did not do it to me either.’
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?