Matthew 25:36 “I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I…” | Chasten

Matthew 25:36

I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

World English Bible

I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me.’

American Standard Version

naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

Geneva Bible 1599

I was naked, and ye clothed me: I was sicke, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came vnto me.

Darby Translation

naked, and ye clothed me; I was ill, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.

Young's Literal Translation

naked, and ye put around me; I was infirm, and ye looked after me; in prison I was, and ye came unto me.

Bible in Basic English

I had no clothing, and you gave it to me: when I was ill, or in prison, you came to me.

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Cross references

“Naked”

James 2:14–16 Luke 3:11 Job 31:19 Job 31:20

James 2:14–16 · BSB

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

Luke 3:11 · BSB

John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”

Job 31:19 · BSB

if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,

Job 31:20 · BSB

if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,

“was sick”

James 1:27 Acts 20:35 Matthew 25:43 Ezekiel 34:4 Acts 28:8 Acts 28:9

James 1:27 · BSB

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Acts 20:35 · BSB

In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Matthew 25:43 · BSB

I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’

Ezekiel 34:4 · BSB

You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.

Acts 28:8 · BSB

The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.

Acts 28:9 · BSB

After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.

“I was in”

2 Timothy 1:16–18 Hebrews 13:3 Hebrews 10:34 Philippians 4:10–14

2 Timothy 1:16–18 · BSB

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.

Hebrews 13:3 · BSB

Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.

Hebrews 10:34 · BSB

You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.

Philippians 4:10–14 · BSB

Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.

Also

Isaiah 58:7 Ezekiel 18:7

Isaiah 58:7 · BSB

Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

Ezekiel 18:7 · BSB

He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

35For 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 took Me in,

37Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?

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