Matthew 25:31-46 (Gospel)
- 31
- When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
- 32
- All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
- 33
- And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
- 34
- Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
- 35
- for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;
- 36
- I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’
- 37
- Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
- 38
- When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
- 39
- Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
- 40
- And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
- 41
- Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
- 42
- for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;
- 43
- I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
- 44
- Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
- 45
- Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
- 46
- And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”