38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you[a] as a guest, or naked and clothe you?[b] 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ 40 And the king will answer and[c] say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, in as much as you did it[d] to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it[e] to me.’

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:38 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  2. Matthew 25:38 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Matthew 25:40 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“will answer”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. Matthew 25:40 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  5. Matthew 25:40 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

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.

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