THEOSISMatthew 25:44Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Then they also shall answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to thee?
τοτε αποκριθησονται και αυτοι λεγοντες κυριε ποτε σε ειδομεν πεινωντα η διψωντα η ξενον η γυμνον η ασθενη η εν φυλακη και ου διηκονησαμεν σοι
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Matt 25:24But he that had received the one talent, came and said: Lord, I know that thou art a hard man; thou reapest where thou hast not sown and gatherest where thou hast not strewed.
- Matt 25:27Thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers: and at my coming I should have received my own with usury.
- Luke 10:29But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbour?
- Matt 7:22Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name?
- Mal 3:13Your words have been unsufferable to me, saith the Lord.
- 1 Sam 15:20And Saul said to Samuel: Yea, I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord, and have walked in the way by which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag, the king of Amalec, and Amalec I have slain.
- 1 Sam 15:21But the people took of the spoils, sheep and oxen, as the firstfruits of those things that were slain, to offer sacrifice to the Lord their God in Galgal.
- Mal 1:6The son honoureth the father, and the servant his master: if then I be a father, where is my honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear: saith the Lord of hosts.
The original text
Greek text, 25 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- ΤότεtotethenG5119 · τότε
- ἀποκριθήσονταιapokrithēsontaiI answerG611 · ἀποκρίνω
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- αὐτοὶautoiheG846 · αὐτός
- λέγοντεςlegontesI sayG3004 · λέγω
- ΚύριεkyrielordG2962 · κύριος
- πότεpotewhenG4219 · πότε
- σεseyouG4771 · σύ
- εἴδομενeidomenI knowG1492 · εἴδω
- πεινῶνταpeinōntaI am hungryG3983 · πεινάω
- ἢēorG2228 · ἤ
- διψῶνταdipsōntaI thirst forG1372 · διψάω
- ἢēorG2228 · ἤ
- ξένονxenonnewG3581 · ξένος
- ἢēorG2228 · ἤ
- γυμνὸνgymnonwearing only the under-garmentG1131 · γυμνός
- ἢēorG2228 · ἤ
- ἀσθενῆasthenēweakG772 · ἀσθενής
- ἢēorG2228 · ἤ
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- φυλακῇphylakēa watchingG5438 · φυλακή
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- οὐounoG3756 · οὐ
- διηκονήσαμένdiēkonēsamenI wait at tableG1247 · διακονέω
- σοιsoiyouG4771 · σύ