The Judgment of the Sheep and the Goats

³¹ Now when the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. ³² And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. ³³ And he will place the sheep on his right and the goats on the left. ³⁴ Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world! ³⁵ For I was hungry and you gave me something^[a] to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something^[b] to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me as a guest, ³⁶ I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you cared for me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ ³⁷ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,^[c] or thirsty and give you something^[d] to drink? ³⁸ And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you^[e] as a guest, or naked and clothe you?^{[f] 39} And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ ⁴⁰ And the king will answer and^[g] say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, in as much as you did it^[h] to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it^[i] to me.’ ⁴¹ Then he will also say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels! ⁴² For I was hungry and you did not give me anything^[j] to eat, I was thirsty and you did not give me anything^[k] to drink, ⁴³ I was a stranger and you did not welcome me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not care for me.’ ⁴⁴ Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and not serve you?’ ⁴⁵ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do it^[l] to one of the least of these, you did not do it^[m] to me.’ ⁴⁶ And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”