Various Laws

19 The Lord said to Moses, ² “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel^(A) and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God,^(B) am holy.^(C)

¹¹ “‘Do not steal.^(A)

“‘Do not lie.^(B)

“‘Do not deceive one another.^(C)

¹² “‘Do not swear falsely^(D) by my name^(E) and so profane^(F) the name of your God. I am the Lord.

¹³ “‘Do not defraud or rob^(G) your neighbor.^(H)

“‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker^(I) overnight.^(J)

¹⁴ “‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind,^(K) but fear your God.^(L) I am the Lord.

¹⁵ “‘Do not pervert justice;^(M) do not show partiality^(N) to the poor or favoritism to the great,^(O) but judge your neighbor fairly.^(P)

¹⁶ “‘Do not go about spreading slander^(Q) among your people.

“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life.^(R) I am the Lord.

¹⁷ “‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart.^(S) Rebuke your neighbor frankly^(T) so you will not share in their guilt.

¹⁸ “‘Do not seek revenge^(U) or bear a grudge^(V) against anyone among your people,^(W) but love your neighbor^(X) as yourself.^(Y) I am the Lord.

The Sheep and the Goats

³¹ “When the Son of Man comes^(A) in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.^{(B) 32} All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate^(C) the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.^{(D) 33} He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

³⁴ “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom^(E) prepared for you since the creation of the world.^{(F) 35} 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 invited me in,^{(G) 36} I needed clothes and you clothed me,^(H) I was sick and you looked after me,^(I) I was in prison and you came to visit me.’^(J)

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 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? ³⁹ When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

⁴⁰ “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’^(K)

⁴¹ “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me,^(L) you who are cursed, into the eternal fire^(M) prepared for the devil and his angels.^{(N) 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, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

⁴⁴ “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

⁴⁵ “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’^(O)

⁴⁶ “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.^(P)”^(Q)