Matthew 25:40

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The king

Matthew 25:34

Proverbs 25:6

The least

Hebrews 6:10

Ye have done it unto me

Acts 9:4

Ephesians 5:30

General references

Bible References

The king

'Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

The least

And having stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, he said, 'Lo, my mother and my brethren!

'And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,

Then saith Jesus to them, 'Fear ye not, go away, tell to my brethren that they may go away to Galilee, and there they shall see me.'

And having looked round in a circle to those sitting about him, he saith, 'Lo, my mother and my brethren!

Jesus saith to her, 'Be not touching me, for I have not yet ascended unto my Father; and be going on to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my God, and to your God.'

for both he who is sanctifying and those sanctified are all of one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;

Ye have done it unto me

and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, 'Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?'

because members we are of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones;

General references

and also ye do surely cast to her of the handfuls -- and have left, and she hath gleaned, and ye do not push against her.'

to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

So also ye, when ye may have done all the things directed you, say -- We are unprofitable servants, because that which we owed to do -- we have done.'

and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food,