KJV King James Version
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
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Matthew 25:43
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’
WEB World English Bible
I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’
ASV American Standard Version
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
a stranger I was, and ye did not receive me; naked, and ye put not around me; infirm, and in prison, and ye did not look after me.
Surrounding context — Matthew 25
40 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.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of the least of these, ye did [it] not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
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ξένοςG3581 · xenosforeignἤμηνG1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὐG3756 · ounoσυνηγάγετέG4863 · sunagōto assembleμε,G3165 · memeγυμνὸςG1131 · gumnosnakedκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὐG3756 · ounoπεριεβάλετέG4016 · periballōto clotheμε,G3165 · memeἀσθενὴςG772 · asthenēsweakκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongφυλακῇG5438 · phulakēprison/watch: prisonκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὐκG3756 · ounoἐπεσκέψασθέG1980 · episkeptomaito visit/care forμε.¶G3165 · meme
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