Of Poor Countrymen

³⁵ ‘^(A)Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his ^[a]means among you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger or a resident, so that he may live with you.

³⁵ For ^(A)I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; ^(B)I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; ^36 (C)naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you ^(D)visited Me; ^(E)I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ ³⁷ Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? ³⁸ And when did we see You as a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? ³⁹ And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ ⁴⁰ And ^(F)the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, ^(G)to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of Mine, you did it for Me.’

⁴¹ “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘^(H)Depart from Me, you accursed people, into the ^(I)eternal fire which has been prepared for ^(J)the devil and his angels; ⁴² for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; ⁴³ I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ ⁴⁴ Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or as a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not ^[a]take care of You?’

² Do not neglect ^(A)hospitality to strangers, for by this some have ^(B)entertained angels without knowing it.

⁵ Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you accomplish for the ^(A)brothers and sisters, and ^[a]especially when they are ^(B)strangers;