Matthew 25:40 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 25:40

And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

KJV

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

It were indeed free to us to understand that it is Christ in every poor man whom we feed when he is hungry, or give drink to when he is thirsty, and so of other things; but when He says, In that ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, He seems tome not to speak of the poor generally, but of the poor in spirit, those to whom He pointed and said, Whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother. (Matt. 12:50.)

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me - What encouragement is here to assist the household of faith? But let us likewise remember to do good to all men.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

In these verses our Lord Jesus Christ describes the judgment day, and some of its leading circumstances. There are few passages in the whole Bible more solemn and heart-seaching than this. May we read it with the deep and serious attention which it deserves. Let us mark in the first place who will be the judge in the last day. We read that it will be “the Son of Man” Jesus Christ himself.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ἀποκριθεὶς	apokritheis	answering	G611 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
βασιλεὺς	basileus	King	G935 →
ἐρεῖ	erei	will say	G4483 →
αὐτοῖς·	autois	to them;	G846 →
ἀμὴν	amēn	Amen	G281 →
λέγω	legō	I say	G3004 →
ὑμῖν·	humin	to you;	G4771 →
ἐφ᾽	eph᾽	to the extent	G1909 →
ὅσον	hoson	as much as	G3745 →
ἐποιήσατε	epoiēsate	you did [it]	G4160 →
ἑνὶ	heni	to one	G1520 →
τούτων	toutōn	of these	G3778 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφῶν	adelphōn	brothers	G80 →
μου	mou	of Mine	G3165 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
ἐλαχίστων,	elachistōn	least,	G1646 →
ἐμοὶ	emoi	to Me myself	G1473 →
ἐποιήσατε.¶	epoiēsate	you did [it].	G4160 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 19:17
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
leads to
- Hebrews 6:10
  For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 28:27
  Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
- Luke 6:38
  Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured…
- 2 Corinthians 9:6–8
  Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
- Ecclesiastes 11:1
  Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
Through
1 Peter 1:22
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 1:5
  The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
- Hebrews 13:1
  Continue in brotherly love.
- Romans 12:9–10
  Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.