Matthew 25:45

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“Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’”

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“Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“`Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did <FI>it<Fi> not to one of these, the least, ye did <FI>it<Fi> not to me.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 25:45 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
  2. Numbers 24:9He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
  3. Psalms 105:15“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
  4. Proverbs 14:31Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
  5. Proverbs 17:5He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
  6. Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
  7. Zechariah 2:8For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
  8. 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.’
  9. John 15:18If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
  10. Acts 9:5“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
  11. 1 John 3:12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
  12. 1 John 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.

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