Matthew 25:35

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“For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,”

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BSBPD

“For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 25:35 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 18:2And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
  2. Genesis 19:1Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,
  3. Deuteronomy 15:7If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
  4. 1 Kings 17:11And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”
  5. Job 29:13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
  6. Job 31:16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
  7. Job 31:32but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—
  8. Psalms 112:5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
  9. Proverbs 3:9Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
  10. Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
  11. Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
  12. Proverbs 14:31Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
  13. Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
  14. Proverbs 22:9A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
  15. Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
  16. Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
  17. Isaiah 58:7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
  18. Ezekiel 18:7He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
  19. Ezekiel 18:16He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
  20. Daniel 4:27Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
  21. Micah 6:8He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
  22. Matthew 10:40He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
  23. Matthew 25:40And 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.’
  24. Matthew 25:42For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,

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