Matthew 25:35-40

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³⁵For ^(A)I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you ^(B)gave me drink, ^(C)I was a stranger and you welcomed me, ³⁶^(D)I was naked and you clothed me, ^(E)I was sick and you ^(F)visited me, ^(G)I was in prison and you came to me.’ ³⁷Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? ³⁸And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? ³⁹And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ ⁴⁰And ^(H)the King will answer them, ^(I)‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these ^(J)my brothers,^[a] you did it to me.’

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Matthew 25:40 Or brothers and sisters

Isaiah 35:3-8

English Standard Version

³^(A)Strengthen the weak hands,
    and make firm the feeble knees.
⁴Say to those who have an anxious heart,
    “Be strong; fear not!
^(B)Behold, your God
    will come with vengeance,
with the recompense of God.
    He will come and save you.”

⁵^(C)Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
    and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
⁶^(D)then shall the lame man leap like a deer,
    and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.
^(E)For waters break forth in the wilderness,
    and streams in the desert;
⁷^(F)the burning sand shall become a pool,
    and the thirsty ground springs of water;
in the haunt of ^(G)jackals, where they lie down,
    the grass shall become reeds and rushes.

⁸^(H)And a highway shall be there,
    and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
^(I)the unclean shall not pass over it.
    It shall belong to those who walk on the way;
    even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.^[a]