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Thenτότεhe will answerἀποκριθήσεταιthem,αὐτοῖςsaying,λέγων‘TrulyἈμὴνI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνas much asἐφ’ ὅσονyou did notοὐκdo itἐποιήσατεto oneἑνὶof theseτούτωνleast,τῶν ἐλαχίστωνyou did notοὐδὲdo itἐποιήσατεto meἐμοὶeither.’οὐδὲ
Matthew 25:45
Study it in the app“Then 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.’”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:45, word by word
- Thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- he will answerἀποκριθήσεταιapokrithēsetai
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokrithēsetai” appears- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- ‘TrulyἈμὴνAmēn
truly
"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.
Where else “Amēn” appears- do 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
The context
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?’
45 · This verse (above)
46And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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?